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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. The centre braid is laced together and new strips are sewn on ...

3. 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.

4. Braided rug - Wikipedia

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   Braided area rugs can be constructed in a variety of different ways including a banded braid construction, cloth braid construction, flat braid construction and yarn braid construction. Banded braid constructions have wide bands of either solid colored or variegated braids made from predetermined patterns to offer an appealing, thick look.

5. 10 Best Low-Shed Wool Rugs (Plus, How to Care for the Ones ...

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6. 6 Cozy Ways to Make Your Whole House Smell Amazing

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   If you love the idea of a scented candle and setting a mood, try a safer alternative: wax warmers!There are options called candle warmers that simply work like hot plates to warm the wax of a ...

7. Berber carpet - Wikipedia

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   Today, there are numerous types of modern Berber carpet made from a wide variety of materials, Nylon, Olefin fibre and wool are the most frequently used materials. Tunisian Berber carpets and rugs, usually called "Mergoum", [5] which still preserve techniques inherited from ancestral weaving methods. Tunisian authorities are still controlling ...

8. Rya (rug) - Wikipedia

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   A rya or rye is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. [1] They are made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. [2] Though rya means "rug" in English, the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. [3]

9. Oriental rug - Wikipedia

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   An oriental rug is a heavy textile made for a wide variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in "Oriental countries" for home use, local sale, and export. Oriental carpets can be pile woven or flat woven without pile, [1] using various materials such as silk, wool, cotton, jute and animal hair. [2]