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Carpet Types and Modern Manufactures

headblogger — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:40:54 +0000

A few classifications–Oriental, European handwoven, Brussels, Wilton, velvet, Axminster, chenille, ingrain, rag, hooked, straw, and fiber–embrace the entire range of carpets, both antique and modern.To the first class belong not only the genuine antique Orientals, made through the 19th cent. and now comparatively rare, but also the modern reproductions. The materials are dyed either with traditional vegetable dyes or modern (and less desirable) aniline dyes and then woven. Many modern Orientals are washed in chlorine solutions to give an effect of age or in glycerine to simulate the luster of fine wool. Commercial methods have somewhat standardized and debased the characteristic ancient patterns, but the modern Orientals are still commercially important. Moreover, some traditional Oriental rugs are still produced, incorporating the deep, rich color and intricate patterns of Persia, the brighter hues and conventionalized figures of Asian Turkey, the simpler designs and primitive colorings of Turkistan and the Caucasus, and the symbolic ornament of China.A limited number of European handwoven carpets, both Aubussons (tapestry) and Savonneries (pile), are now made in most Western countries. Modern commercial carpets are woven on complex and highly specialized machines, a development from Bigelow’s power loom. Brussels carpet has a warp and weft of linen, with a pile of worsted yarn drawn into loops by means of wires. It is called three-, four-, or five-frame, depending on the number of bobbins carrying different-colored warp threads, which make the pattern. Tapestry Brussels is an inexpensive single-frame sort, either yarn printed or piece printed.Wilton is made on the same principle, except that the loops that form the pile are cut as they are woven into place. Velvet is an equivalent of tapestry Brussels with the pile cut. Axminster, similar in effect to Oriental, uses unlimited colors in design made on machines that loop the tufts, one color at a time, and then interlock the weft about them. Chenille, or chenille Axminster, is made in two stages. First the chenille thread, or fur, as it is called, is made, then it is folded and ironed so that the woolen fibers are like a fringe along a cotton or linen chain. This fur is then woven into a strong backing of linen with the nap on the surface.Ingrain, no longer widely used, is a plain-weave fabric, of two- or three-ply woolen weft on a concealed cotton warp. Rag carpets, made of used rags sewn together for warp, were first woven on household looms; they became commercially important in the latter part of the 19th cent. Hooked rugs are made of narrow strips of woolen cloth drawn by a pointed hook through a canvas foundation on which a design is indicated.

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Rugs - Rugs done right Mail

headblogger — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

Rugs done right
Mail Tribune, OR - Jul 16, 2005 But advice on what to do with those rugs can be varied and confusing. Buy several small rugs to help create smaller seating areas.

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Rugs - Inside Gaming: Analysts Wonder

headblogger — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

Inside Gaming: Analysts Wonder If Singapore Plans Sensible
Casino City Times, MA - 7 hours ago $2,435. Seems stiff. A Warhol print can be had for $60, a king-size sheet set for $289, rugs for $25 or the jade bowls for $425. But

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Rugs - Rugs done right Mail

headblogger — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

Rugs done right
Mail Tribune, OR - Jul 16, 2005 But advice on what to do with those rugs can be varied and confusing. Buy several small rugs to help create smaller seating areas.

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Rugs - Not all rugs made

headblogger — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:45:01 +0000

Not all rugs made from woven grass are sisal
OCRegister (subscription), CA - Jun 25, 2005 By ROSEMARY FRIEDMANN. Sisal rugs are quite popular and with good reason. They are But sisal rugs aren't all really sisal. That name

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Rugs - More gomembers� RUGS added

headblogger — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 02:45:01 +0000

More gomembers� RUGS added to the calendar
PR Leap (press release), CA - Jul 18, 2005 (PRLEAP.COM) [Herndon, VA] gomembers, Inc. announced today the schedule for their Regional User Group Seminars (RUGS) for the second half of 2005.

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Rugs - New Rugs From Shaw

headblogger — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 02:45:01 +0000

New Rugs From Shaw Living Add Color To The mary-kateandashley Home
Furniture World Magazine - Jul 20, 2005 Debuting at the International Rug Market in Atlanta, these new rugs offer exciting, vibrant color combinations with striking, bold design elements.

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Rugs - WHATS IN A DAME

headblogger — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

WHATS IN A DAME : Make the world (and dirt) go away
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR - Jul 18, 2005 To get ourselves more in the vacation spirit, the story suggests that we play some soothing music and move out all the rugs so we can just enjoy walking around

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Rugs - Amid Limited Supply, Some

headblogger — Wed, 20 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

Amid Limited Supply, Some Forge On
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 16, 2005 Stratospheric prices at the high end have affected lower-priced carpets as well, particularly colorful tribal rugs from Turkey and the neighboring Caucasus

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Rugs - Gulistan gets rugs ready

headblogger — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 02:45:02 +0000

Gulistan gets rugs ready for Atlanta
Home Textiles Today, NY - Jul 12, 2005 Also being introduced at the show will be the Gulistan 900 Series, a collection of printed and carved Stainmaster-branded tufted rugs, and the Bacova 800 Series

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