About Marilyn

Marilyn is wearing a traditional Native American white dress and is holding a purple sash she made

Marilyn Isaacs is Tuscarora Bear Clan and lives on the Tuscarora Reservation in New York. She is self-taught in the old-style loom-less weaving technique popular in the 18th Century. Marilyn has hosted fingerweaving workshops and demonstrations for children and adults at the Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan, the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, and the Iroquois Museum in New York. She also visits schools to introduce children to the art of fingerweaving. For more information about her workshops and demonstrations, contact Marilyn Isaacs at marilynfingerweaver@gmail.com.