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

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   “Quality handwoven wool rugs are woven tightly and over little to no stretch when you tug on them. A rug with a lesser quality will be woven loosely and will often stretch easily or become ...

4. I Tested Washable Rugs From Revival and Ruggable—Here's My ...

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   How I Tested Revival vs. Ruggable Washable Rugs. I called in two rugs from each brand for hands-on testing: a cotton one and a wool one from Revival, and a shag one and a tufted standard polyester ...

5. Braided rug - Wikipedia

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   A woman making a braided rug. The braided rug was a staple in early, Colonial American culture. Settlers used scraps of clothing and other excess materials to make a floor covering that would provide warmth and protection for a home's residents and guests.

6. Fulling - Wikipedia

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   Scotswomen walking (fulling) woollen cloth, singing a waulking song, 1772 (engraving made by Thomas Pennant on one of his tours). Fulling, also known as tucking or walking (Scots: waukin, hence often spelt waulking in Scottish English), is a step in woollen clothmaking which involves the cleansing of woven cloth (particularly wool) to eliminate oils, dirt, and other impurities, and to make it ...

7. 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]

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9. Flokati rug - Wikipedia

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   Flokati are often made from wool. Flokati were popular in the 1970s. [2] The word first appeared in English in 1967. [3] The term was created by the Greek Ministries of Finance, Industry, and Commerce to apply to a rug with certain specifications: hand woven in Greece, made of 100% wool (warp, weft, and pile), with total weight of at least 1800 grams of wool per square meter.