How to Design a Navajo Rug
- 1). Visit the Arizona State Museum, Navajo Rug website (see references below). Click on "Design your Own" under "Designing Navajo Rugs".
- 2). Click on a color under "Background Color" to change the color of the background of your rug design.
- 3). Choose a shape from the left side of the screen. It will show up on the design area. Drag it into the area that you want it and change the color by clicking the shape and then selecting the color below "Shape Color" at the bottom of the screen.
- 4). Change the size of the shape by clicking on the shape and highlighting it and then using the arrows at the bottom left corner of the screen to adjust the size.
- 5). Click "UNFOLD!" on the bottom right side of the screen to see what your full Navajo rug will look like.
- 6). Print your Navajo rug design to use it as an example to create your own Navajo rug.
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