This 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.
The 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. Instructions are included for making: Oriental Pile and Knotted Rugs;' Scandinavian Rya and Flossa; Fluff and Chenille; Boutoné; Tapestry; Navajo; Laid-in; Soumak; Imitation Tapestry; Warp- and Weft-Face Rugs; Log-Cabin; Mattor; Krokbragd; Indian Saddle Blanket Weave; Summer 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.
The authors have also provided notes on traditional or suggested colors for the various kinds of rugs.
These 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.
Book details: Unabridged, unaltered reprint of the 1957 edition, originally titled Rug Weaving For Everyone. 320pp, dimensions of 6⅓ x 9¼ “
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