Rugweaving: Techniques for Two-harness |
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... weavers ( or alter- nately , of Persian weavers in Po- land ) because many incorporated the heraldic symbols of noble Polish families . Actually the rugs were either given as gifts to those families by the Shah or ordered by them from ...
... weavers ( or alter- nately , of Persian weavers in Po- land ) because many incorporated the heraldic symbols of noble Polish families . Actually the rugs were either given as gifts to those families by the Shah or ordered by them from ...
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... weavers that could be found , and some of the most beautiful , finely woven carpets in the world came from India during that time . Indian imagery - charac- terized by a literal and naturalistic treatment of plants , wildlife , and ...
... weavers that could be found , and some of the most beautiful , finely woven carpets in the world came from India during that time . Indian imagery - charac- terized by a literal and naturalistic treatment of plants , wildlife , and ...
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... weavers may be em- ployed to execute a single rug , lead- ers frequently chanted the pattern ( and sometimes still do ) to the weavers who must all work in uni- son across the face of the rug . Closer to home , Navajo weavers originally ...
... weavers may be em- ployed to execute a single rug , lead- ers frequently chanted the pattern ( and sometimes still do ) to the weavers who must all work in uni- son across the face of the rug . Closer to home , Navajo weavers originally ...
Common terms and phrases
alternate angle artist bast fibers beater braid Bring cord brocading carpets Chapter color cotton courtesy of Doris create diameter Doris Leslie Blau dowel dyes edge ends per inch fabric filaments finishing flat flax fleece floor loom frame loom Garden Carpet Ghiordes ground weft harnesses horizontal ikat interlock jute kilim lamms lark's head linen loop motif Navajo Nostrand Rienhold number of warp nylon overhand knot pattern Photograph courtesy pile rugs plain weave plied pull rayon reed rugweaving S-twist Sehna selvedge selvedge warps sequence shape shed stick shedmaking Sheila Hicks shots shuttle side silk skein sleyed soumak space spinneret spun supplementary weft surface synthetic synthetic fibers tapestry technique tensile strength tension texture thick tion treadles twining twisted vertical visual warp ends warp stripes warp threads warp with wool warp-faced weaver's knot weavers wedge weave weft-faced width wind woven York