The Abrums family has been friends with the Laughing family and represented their work for over 30 years. Aside from being the best Navajo weavers. over the years they have become some of our favorite artists to represent. Chimayo Trading Del Norte is proudly featuring these fine weavings online and in person, where you can feel the softness of the fibers, see the perfection of the weave and the delicate as well as the bold designs that encompass the history of the Navajo weavers. They continue to weave the Laughing family name into the history of the Southwest. Their woven tapestries captivate your imagination, dazzle the eye and speak to the power and beauty of family tradition in the Navajo way.

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A very traditional Navajo woman, Mona Laughing learned weaving from her mother Elsie Mark. Mona raised 6 children in Crystal, NM and remarkably put all of them through college by selling her weavings. Mona has a large flock of both Churro and Marino sheep, and her children who weave use the same soft fluffy wool. They use the natural colors of the wool and also hand-dye it themselves in harmonious natural vegetal dyes. Mona is an excellent weaver and superior dye artist who has passed her talents and knowledge down from her mother to her daughters Charlene and Michele and her two sons who also weave.

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In the high desert community of Crystal, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, weaving is far more than a craft, it is a living connection to ancestors, land, and identity. Few embody this tradition more beautifully than Mona Laughing and her daughter Charlene Laughing, whose award-winning rugs continue to elevate the art of Navajo weaving while honoring its deep cultural roots.

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