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Rug hooking is both an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or rug warp. The loops are pulled through the backing material by using a crochet -type hook mounted in a handle (usually wood) for leverage. In contrast latch-hooking uses a hinged hook to form a ...
Rag rug. Rag rug constructed from T-shirts and bed linen. A rag rug is a rug or mat made from rags. Small pieces of recycled fabric are either hooked into or poked through a hessian backing, or else the strips are braided or plaited together to make a mat. Other names for this kind of rug are derived from the material (clippy or clootie rug) or ...
Rug making. Woman passing a shuttle through the warp on a loom. A rug is a piece of cloth, similar to a carpet, but it does not span the width of a room and is not attached to the floor. It is generally used as a floor covering, or as a decorative feature. [1]
Durag. silk, satin, polyester, and cotton. A durag (alternate spellings) is a close-fitting cloth tied around the top of the head to protect the hair; similarly a wave cap is a close-fitting cap for the same purpose. [1] Durags may be worn to accelerate the development of long curly/kinky hair, waves or locks in the hair; [2] to maintain ...
Navajo weaving (Navajo: diyogí) are textiles produced by Navajo people, who are based near the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for more than 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy.
Look up rugging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rugging may mean: Making rugs. Putting a rug on something, e.g. on a horse to keep it warm.
Recombination-activating gene. The recombination-activating genes (RAGs) encode parts of a protein complex that plays important roles in the rearrangement and recombination of the genes encoding immunoglobulin and T cell receptor molecules. There are two recombination-activating genes RAG1 and RAG2, whose cellular expression is restricted to ...
Antique Persian Kerman rug. Vase carpets, a type of Kerman rug distinctive of the 16th and 17th centuries, are characterized by an allover pattern of stylized flowers and oversized palmettes with vases placed throughout the field. Kerman carpets of the 18th century and later very often use "lattice" patterns, with the central field divided by a ...