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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]
Close-up of the pile of a shag carpet, including two popular colors of the 1970s: avocado and harvest gold. A shag is a heavy long piled worsted textile. In the 17th century, the term was also used to refer to inferior silk material. [1] [2] Shag became popular as a material for carpets in the 1960s and 1970s. [3]
Rya rugs, for example, are woven with a combination of techniques that include weaving tapestry, needlework, and carpet knots. [6] Traditionally, Scandinavian Rya rugs were hand-made by artisans who would add symmetric Turkish (or Ghiordes) knots directly to the warp through a specially woven backing. Small holes in the weave allowed the rug ...
A diagram of flocking texture. 1 fiber 2 adhesive 3 substrate. Flocking is defined as the application of fine particles to adhesive-coated surfaces, usually by the application of a high-voltage electric field. In a flocking machine the "flock" is given a negative charge whilst the substrate is earthed. Flock material flies vertically onto the ...
[4] Designs and motifs are also affected by and affect pile depth: "A carpet design with a high knot density is better adapted to intricate and curvilinear designs, which of necessity must have a shorter pile length to avoid looking blurry. A carpet with a lesser knot density is better adapted to bold, geometric designs and can utilize a long ...
One of the Ardabil Carpets A small rug. A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have often been used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool.
A knotted-pile carpet is a carpet containing raised surfaces, or piles, from the cut off ends of knots woven between the warp and weft. The Ghiordes/Turkish knot and the Senneh/Persian knot, typical of Anatolian carpets and Persian carpets, are the two primary knots. [1] A flat or tapestry woven carpet, without pile, is a kilim.
The pile of the carpet is shorn with special knives (or carefully burned down) in order to remove excess pile and obtain an equal surface. In parts of Central Asia, a small sickle-shaped knife with the outside edge sharpened is used for pile shearing. Knives of this shape have been excavated from Bronze Age sites in Turkmenistan (cited in [63 ...