Chimayo Weavers - Centinela Traditional Arts

Chimayo Weavers - Centinela Traditional Arts Centinela Traditional Arts is a tapestry gallery in Chimayo, New Mexico, and on the web at www.ChimayoWeavers.com.

The weaving gallery is run by Irvin and Lisa Trujillo, who are award-winning weavers whose work has been shown in, and collected by, museums across the United States, including the Smithsonian. The tapestry gallery and this website also represent several other talented weavers, and you can see all of their work by browsing through our weavings, here on the website. Take a look at the catalog, and

all of its categories: to see blanket weight weavings for the wall, and for your furniture, and look at our selection of hand woven rugs, vests, and coats. Chimayo Weavers, New Mexico is a weaving and tapestry company.

Another new Chimayo weaving from Lisa Trujillo, titled "Fresh Start Chim" !When Lisa weaves on her large loom in the mai...
05/29/2026

Another new Chimayo weaving from Lisa Trujillo, titled "Fresh Start Chim" !
When Lisa weaves on her large loom in the main space of the gallery, she usually weaves two 48X72 pieces before cutting off to do the finishing work; a nice perk that our looms are able to hold so much warp (and completed weavings) on the beams!

This weaving also includes natural dyed indigo in two shades, madder root peach, and a light green from Chamisa with indigo overdye.

You can find this weaving here:
https://www.chimayoweavers.com/collections/lisa-trujillo/products/fresh-start-chim

Prototypical Chimayo are basically red, black and white and very rythmic, the first product developed for the tourist ma...
05/27/2026

Prototypical Chimayo are basically red, black and white and very rythmic, the first product developed for the tourist market before two stripes and a center design became the signature Chimayo style. Different combinations of scattered elements, center diamonds, and half designs along the sides.

We have new pieces from consignment artist Mary Pahl!She has been working with us at Centinela Traditional Arts for many...
05/26/2026

We have new pieces from consignment artist Mary Pahl!
She has been working with us at Centinela Traditional Arts for many years, and she creates both crochet wearables and blankets. This scarf wrap is made of 55% Cotton and 45% Acrylic Yarn.

You can find this scarf here:
https://www.chimayoweavers.com/collections/mary-pahl/products/mpc-13

New Chimayo weavings from Valorie Valdez are in stock!This weaving includes arrow elements found in prototypical Chimayo...
05/22/2026

New Chimayo weavings from Valorie Valdez are in stock!
This weaving includes arrow elements found in prototypical Chimayo designs and is filled with natural dyes, including: Blue (Naturally dyed with Indigo), Brown (Black Walnut Shells), Orange (Madder Root), Yellow (Chamisa), & Tan-Yellow (Cota).

You can find this weaving here:
https://www.chimayoweavers.com/collections/valorie-valdez/products/4142641

A new 48X72 Chimayo weaving, "OaTexChim" from Lisa Trujillo is now complete and on the website!The Trujillos have been s...
05/21/2026

A new 48X72 Chimayo weaving, "OaTexChim" from Lisa Trujillo is now complete and on the website!
The Trujillos have been studying with weavers in Mexico and have been developing professional and personal relationships through-out this cultural exchange.

This piece was developed through a combination of design influences from Oaxaca, Texcoco, and Chimayo. We are gaining a deeper appreciation of the shared roots of techniques, equipment, and design approaches between our Rio Grande/Chimayo tradition and the various Mexican regional tapestry traditions. This reflects some of those parallels and differences, mainly in some of the smaller elements and the spacing of stripes and design, and the more Chimayo-like tapestry design logic.

The piece is made of handspun, undyed churro from the family's flock.

You can find "OaTexChim" here:
https://www.chimayoweavers.com/collections/lisa-trujillo/products/oatexchim

NOTICE:5/20/2026 we will be closing early at 5 PM to celebrate both Irvin and Lisa's anniversary and Emily's birthday! B...
05/19/2026

NOTICE:
5/20/2026 we will be closing early at 5 PM to celebrate both Irvin and Lisa's anniversary and Emily's birthday! Both of these milestones are on the 21st, but Emily and Leia are in town for their weekly trip to Chimayo so we will be spending the evening celebrating with our friends and family!

We will have normal hours the rest of the week.

Emily Trujillo had the honor of being a keynote speaker at Colorado Weavers Day 2026!She talked about her tradition, her...
05/18/2026

Emily Trujillo had the honor of being a keynote speaker at Colorado Weavers Day 2026!
She talked about her tradition, her family, her art, and herself in front of a crowd of about 150 people.
She brought naturally dyed yarn, two of her weavings "Hurt Me Less" & "Halazia", traditional (but still in use) antique tools, and her office plant bob 🪴
She'll be teaching and giving lectures in and out of state throughout the year, so stay tuned for updates about her and Irvin and Lisa.

Rudy Lee Valdez has been busy weaving vests for the shop and our seamstress Mika just finished sewing a big batch of ne...
05/15/2026

Rudy Lee Valdez has been busy weaving vests for the shop and our seamstress Mika just finished sewing a big batch of new vests and coats! Take a look and see if any of the designs strike your fancy!

You can find this vest here:
https://www.chimayoweavers.com/products/4142612

Address

946 State Road 76
Chimayo, NM
87522

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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(505) 351-2180

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