Every so often, we write a rug term dictionary post for those wanting to improve their handmade rug vernacular. Whether you are an expert on decorative rugs or reading about the field for the first time, you will find these terms to be very interesting! Cloud: a common motif in Chinese rugs. One symmetrical stylized […]
In terms of price and quality, contemporary Chinese rugs are probably the best value items produced today. The rug-making industry is organized under the government control and a wide range of items, which conform to exact standards of quality, size, colour and design, are woven in a number of manufactories and workshops in Peking, Tientsin, […]
Vase- This term is applied to a number of compositions employing a vase, or group of vases, as a principal design element. The motif was most probably introduced into Persia from China- where it had been used for centuries as a symbol of peace and tranquility- and has subsequently been adapted to fulfil both the […]
Every so often, we write a rug term dictionary post for those wanting to improve their handmade rug vernacular. Whether you are an expert on decorative rugs or reading about the field for the first time, you will find these terms very informative! backstrap loom- A narrow loom in which the weight of the weaver […]
Every so often, we write a rug term dictionary post for those wanting to improve their handmade rug vernacular. Whether you are an expert on decorative rugs or reading about the field for the first time, you will find these terms very informative! gloss- a sheen or high degree of light reflectance, present in silk, […]
A congenial atmosphere includes protection from too much sunlight. Sunlight streaming through a window directly onto a rug is virtually guaranteed to harm it, whether morning or afternoon, southern or western light. Naturally dyed rugs and synthetically dyes rug suffer equally. Colors fade unevenly and wool and cotton dry out and become brittle. You can […]
Every so often, we write a rug term dictionary post for those wanting to improve their handmade rug vernacular. Whether you are an expert on decorative rugs or reading about the field for the first time, you will find these terms very informative! butterfly saddle rugs- Tibetan saddle rugs woven in a trapezoidal shape. The […]