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MAKING A RUG
This presentation was prepared by Roy
Gonsenhauser, president of The Oriental Rug Warehouse. The
digital photographs that are used in this presentation were
taken in India in March of 1996 and depict real rug weaving
situations.
The way that rugs are made has remained
relatively unchanged for thousands of years. Short pieces
of colored wool are tied onto a pair of warp threads, by
hand, using one of two simple knots. The work is done one
row at a time. When a row is completed, the weft thread
is inserted. It passes over the first warp, under the second,
over and under to the end of the row. The length of the
knot is then trimmed more or less to the desired pile height,
the row is beaten down tight and the next row can begin.
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