{"id":3007,"date":"2013-03-26T04:34:39","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T00:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blogblog\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2013-04-01T18:43:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T14:43:49","slug":"chilkat-laws-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarissarizal.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/chilkat-laws-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilkat Weaving Laws: Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking through a window of Chilkat spirit<\/p><\/div>\n

As I mentioned in my last blog entry, my teacher, the late Jennie Thlunaut taught me Chilkat “laws” or guidelines for weavers.\u00a0 She had indicated that many customs went by the wayside when the white man came.\u00a0 She said that when a woman was preparing all her materials to weave a robe, the weaver also prepared her mind and body.\u00a0 She prayed and refrained from certain foods and took care of her physical body.\u00a0\u00a0 Once she began weaving the robe and during the entire time of the actual weaving of a Chilkat robe, the weaver refrained from any intimate relations with her man.\u00a0 <\/em>When she told me this, immediately I wondered why we would have that custom.<\/p>\n

Years later, when I was demonstrating Chilkat weaving during a Q & A period, an audience member had asked about any customs and laws pertaining to Chilkat weaving.\u00a0 When I had mentioned this particular custom, I was surprised at the immediate responses from the chuckling audience.\u00a0 They included:<\/p>\n

“Oh,….no wonder why there aren’t very many robes out there!”<\/p>\n

“Oh,…no wonder why there aren’t very many Chilkat weavers!”<\/p>\n

“Oh really?…I think I’ll become a weaver!”<\/p>\n

“Oh…what a perfect method of birth control…!”<\/p>\n

“Whoa, there’s no way I’ll support my wife to become a weaver…!”<\/p>\n

“No Wonder some weavers can weave a full size ceremonial robe in 2 or 3 months!”<\/p>\n

If you have any responses and would like to share them, please feel free to leave a comment…!
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