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2. Rug making - Wikipedia

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   Braided rugs are made by using three or more strips of fabric, usually wool, folding the raw edges to the middle and braiding them together. For an oval rug the centre braid should be one inch longer than the width-length in feet. example 2' x 4' rug centre strip would be 2'2" long.

3. Rag rug - Wikipedia

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   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 technique (proggie or proddie rug, poke mats and peg mats ...

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5. Shyrdak - Wikipedia

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   It takes the wool from approximately five sheep to make one shyrdak rug. There is a considerable variation in the softness, durability, and amount of wool that local sheep produce. [ 6 ] The autumn shearing provides the best wool because the sheep have been fed all spring and summer with nutritious fresh mountain vegetables.

6. Tibetan rug - Wikipedia

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   A small Tibetan sitting rug with traditional Gau (amulet) design, representative of the designs that are believed to be amongst the oldest on Tibetan carpets. Tibetan rug making is an ancient, traditional craft. Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep's wool, called changpel. Tibetans use rugs for many purposes ranging ...

7. Scandinavian rugs - Wikipedia

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   These distinctive rugs represented a new development in the art form that told the story of the artisans responsible for them: unlike the Oriental rugs of the Eastern Empire to which the Scandinavians had become accustomed, Ryas were made thick with shaggy, long pile: these rugs were specifically engineered to help the Scandinavian people ...

8. Sultanabad rugs and carpets - Wikipedia

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   Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century, a large increase in demand for Persian rugs by Western consumers transformed a millennia old art form. During the late 19th century, in 1883, the Manchester , England, based Anglo-Swiss firm of Ziegler & Co . established a manufactory , the sole objective of which was to produce Sultanabad ...

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