{"product_id":"designing-and-making-handwoven-rugs-by-osma-gallinger-tod-and-josephine-couch-del-deo","title":"Designing and Making Handwoven Rugs by Osma Gallinger Tod and Josephine Couch Del Deo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis listing is for a used copy of this book, it was printed in 1976.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a remarkable collection of weaving techniques for rugs and other woven fabrics. The authors are both experienced writers teachers in this craft and have designed this book so that readers with a basic knowledge of weaving can make more than 30 kinds of rugs without any further assistance or instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors provide complete illustrated instructions for a great variety of pile and flat-surfaced rugs, the basic rug-making techniques from many parts of the world, from ancient times to contemporary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstructions are included for making: Oriental Pile and Knotted Rugs;' Scandinavian Rya and Flossa; Fluff and Chenille; Boutoné; Tapestry; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavajo; Laid-in; Soumak; Imitation Tapestry; Warp- and Weft-Face Rugs; Log-Cabin; Mattor; Krokbragd; Indian Saddle Blanket Weave; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer and Winter; Crackle; Checkerboard; Two Warp Beam; Twice-Woven and Double-Woven Rugs; Multiharness Rugs; Rug Finishes and Borders. The chapter on rug finishes details the making of hemmed ends, 7 kinds of fringes and tassels. The authors also provide information on preservation, care and other suggestions for weavers. More than 130 diagrams and photographs of finished work illustrate the text.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors have also provided notes on traditional or suggested colors for the various kinds of rugs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese techniques may also be directly applied for the making of wall hangings, mats, pillows and other upholstered household fabrics. Rug collectors and buyers will find this an informative reference book (as will anthropologists interested in the comparative development of crafts), while amateur and professional weavers, teachers and students will find in it all the techniques needed for making any number of finely crafted rugs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unabridged, unaltered reprint of the 1957 edition, originally titled Rug Weaving For Everyone. 320pp, dimensions of 6⅓ x 9¼ “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are sewn in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out, as often happens with paperbacks held together with glue. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Hook \u0026 Needle Nook, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217157476578,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2668\/9762\/files\/F581C3A5-D34F-454B-8C3E-38BEB9E81466.jpg?v=1735335200","url":"https:\/\/thehookandneedlenook.com\/de\/products\/designing-and-making-handwoven-rugs-by-osma-gallinger-tod-and-josephine-couch-del-deo","provider":"The Hook \u0026 Needle Nook, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}