Weavers

Darlene Furcap


Yá’át’ééh! My name is Darlene Furcap. I was born and raised on the Navajo reservation in a place called Big Mountain. I would say weaving is my life. I have been weaving since I was about seven years old. My mother, grandma, sisters, and aunts have all been weavers so I became a weaver too.

My grandpa taught me his healing ceremonies. I helped my grandpa to prepare herbs as people came to him day and night. I participate and do yei bi chei dance too. That’s where I started weaving healing dancer rugs, because I helped heal people when I helped my grandpa perform his yei bi chei ceremony. Yei bi chei and many more are the designs that I like to do.