14 Facts About Eppie Archuleta

Epifania "Eppie" Archuleta was an American weaver and textile artisan at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Eppie Archuleta was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1997.

Eppie Archuleta, who was raised in Espanola and Medanales, New Mexico, was the fifth-generation of master weavers in her family.

Eppie Archuleta's father was a schoolteacher who later became the postmaster in Medanales; he was a weaver as well.

Eppie Archuleta purchased a wool mill in 1989, which she opened as the San Luis Valley Wool Mill.

Eppie Archuleta produced wool yarn, which she sold to weavers throughout the United States.

Eppie Archuleta was profiled in a January 1991 article in National Geographic magazine.

Eppie Archuleta was awarded the master's award for lifetime achievement from Spanish Market of Santa Fe in 2001.

Eppie Archuleta was a guest at the 1993 inauguration of US President Bill Clinton and was honored at the White House.

In 1995, Eppie Archuleta received an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado.

Eppie Archuleta was the subject of a 2004 book titled Eppie Archuleta and the Tale of Juan de la Burra.

Eppie Archuleta had ten children, eight of whom lived to adulthood.

Eppie Archuleta died on April 11,2014, at Espanola Hospital in Espanola, New Mexico, at the age of 92.

Eppie Archuleta's survivors included her daughter, Norma Medina, who is a master weaver.