Crane Day, Handweaver

In the late 1960's and early 1970's, Crane Day owned and operated Crane Station on Campbell Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. This shop supplied Tucson's weavers and spinners with wonderful fibers and yarns. In addition to selling his own beautiful woven creations, Crane taught us to weave.

I was one of the lucky people who studied, worked and eventually taught (inkle-weaving) at Crane Station. Crane was our mentor and our friend.

It was Crane's idea to bring a handweaver's guild to Tucson. He was one of the founding members of the Old Pueblo Weavers Guild, which had its first meeting in October 1973. The name was changed in 1974 to the The Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild (THSG).

Crane maintains a studio in downtown Tucson. On November 19, I found him in his booth at the Tucson Museum of Art Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair , where he was selling his beautiful stoles and abrazos.

TH&SG booth at TMA Arts & Crafts Fair - 2005

TUCSON HANDWEAVERS & SPINNERS GUILD
BOOTH AT THE
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ARTS
HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
NOVEMBER 2005

Photos taken Saturday morning, 19 November 2005



LUSCIOUS, RICH CHENILLES

BATIK

PINS, INKLE BELTS, AND BASKETS

WILD WOMEN!

TABLET-WEAVING DEMONSTRATION

INKLE WEAVING (AND A FEW PINS)

FINELY WOVEN MINIATURE BASKETS

BASKET-WEAVING DEMONSTRATION,
INKLE LOOM

SALES, SALES, SALES!

A SATISFIED CUSTOMER

BODY CAST

RUGS AND CUSHIONS

TABLE LINENS

HATS, AND SCARVES

NOVELTY YARN ACCESSORIES

HANDSPUN, HAND-DYED YARNS

SPINNING DEMONSTRATIONS

Drop Spindle

Spinning Wheel