Rug tapestries

In former Persia, now Iran , rugs were woven with Knots , than laid
out in the street , so that walkers will , `Settle it`,
I have in my house at least two woven/knotted rugs that have more than
a century of walking over them.
mirjam
On 29 Jan 2004 13:42:14 GMT, (BDS2pds) wrote:

Rugs were made as well, though the fact that they exist in good to excellent
condition shows that they were NOT to be walked on, but admired, at least from
the edges!
I found this while researching this morning on white-works.com and I surely do
agree and also the rest of you who have worked on rugs! They take forever and
no one walks on mine either. In fact, one of the smaller ones is kitty corner
placed on top of a table at the moment !

ps if you want your rug/carpet ,, that is made wool to keep well ,
brush it , don`t hoover it , last brushing at least 4 times a year ,,
do with some vinegar [1 cup + 3 cups water]
mirjam

I have woven several rugs from rags , thay are very cheap as they were
made of left over materials , old flannel sheet , that were already
falling apart , old clothes, pjamas , curtains etc,,, they hold
forever are Machinewashable , and one can use both sides.
mirjam
On 29 Jan 2004 18:54:36 GMT, (FKBABB) wrote:

They take forever and
no one walks on mine either. BRBR

It's not the size of the project that puts me off rugs. It's the cost of
materials. Rug canvas is large scale. A pattern 180 x 240 stitches makes a 3'
x 4' rug when done on 5-mesh rug canvas or a 10 x 13 pillow when done on an 18
count ground. Same amount of effort, but a huge difference in the cost of the
wool. A rug that size would easily require $400 or more worth of good quality
rug wool. For the same price these days (and sometimes far less) one can get a
good quality hand-knotted, pure wool, vegetable-dyed rug (there's a glut on the
market).

Annie

From: (Mirjam Bruck-Cohen)

In former Persia, now Iran , rugs were woven with Knots , than laid
out in the street , so that walkers will , `Settle it`, ........

Yep -- when my DSis told me this I was astounded! Then I went back to
college, took several Home Dec classes and learned a bit about Oriental
carpets. This is one of the things that was talked about in a film we had in
class. Seems that the more the people walk on the rug, the tighter the hand
tied parts become! CiaoMeow ^;;^
..
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ Queen of Kitties
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their
WHISKERS!!
Nothing is complete without a few cat hairs!

I just finished a rug with silks and cottons that was done on #18 count . It
is very detailed and thus why I don't walk on mine! It is about 4x6 feet .



It's not the size of the project that puts me off rugs. It's the cost
ofmaterials. Rug canvas is large scale. A pattern 180 x 240 stitches makes
a 3'x 4' rug when done on 5-mesh rug canvas or a 10 x 13

If you want your Rug [ any kind] to settle , but feel hesitant about
people stepping on it ,,, you might ,,
Put it under a heavy matrass , for some days .
mirjam