1
: one that weaves especially as an occupation
2
: any of numerous Old World passerine birds (family Ploceidae) that resemble finches and typically construct elaborate nests of interlaced vegetation
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Beni’s weavers are adding to it, each identifying a ball of colored yarn to join the sculptural wool hank.
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The yearlong exhibition, which opens this fall, will also allow Indigenous weavers to study the craft of their ancestors to help revitalize the floundering tradition.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Everyday totes are super packable, and made by female weavers in Juarez, Mexico, in a flurry of vibrant colors.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
Painters, potters, weavers and glassblowers all find home in this walkable downtown filled with colorful murals and several historic Nuevo Deco-style structures.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The yearlong exhibition, which opens this fall, will also allow Indigenous weavers to study the craft of their ancestors to help revitalize the floundering tradition.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
Everyday totes are super packable, and made by female weavers in Juarez, Mexico, in a flurry of vibrant colors.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
Painters, potters, weavers and glassblowers all find home in this walkable downtown filled with colorful murals and several historic Nuevo Deco-style structures.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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weaver
noun
weav·er
ˈwē-vər 
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: one that weaves
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