New Material And New Design For A Round Rug
Generally my knit rugs employ just the knitting stitch and not the purl stitch, the one usually worked on the return needle, which causes the typical v shaped stitches to be on one side, leaving a smooth surface, while the other side has a bubbly ... [... more]
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The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Oriental Carpets (2nd ...
 A beautiful, practical introduction to Oriental carpets for laymen, designers, and collectors, presented from the perspective of a successful, third-generation wholesaler. Using concise text, over 370 vivid color photographs, and more than 45 detailed ... [... more]
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The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Oriental Carpets
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Choosing Two Colors For A Round Rug
Complementary colors go well together provided there is a good balance between the two, so that one color is the main color and the other is an accent. If a warm effect is desired, use a warm color as the main one and the cool one as an accent. ... [... more]
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Three-Color Combinations For Radial Rugs
To avoid this, temper some of these colors by using a lighter tint or a darker shade. or vary the quantities in which the colors are used. Cool colors are more restful and can be more easily used in a larger quantity. However, any of these colors ... [... more]
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Oriental Rugs Are True Pieces Of Art
This type of rug can be woven, but can also be made using special canvass that determines the number of knots per inch. The finer the wool is, the finer the canvas should be, resulting in a greater number of knots per inch and usually a shorter ... [... more]
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Oriental Rug Symmetry In Field Design
Required for the design: graph paper - at least 40 x 60 squares - and a sharp pencil, preferably HB, to make the outlines. Oriental designs are quite often fairly abstract geometrical designs. A ruler may be helpful to produce a neat drawing. To ... [... more]
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Choosing A Rug Type - Using Fabric Strips
Another consideration is the backing material. Some rugs have a backing while others do not need one. Hooked rugs depend on a backing, through which the strips of fabric are pulled to the front, leaving small loops of colored fabric. Braided rugs ... [... more]
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Oriental Rug Design - Border
Actually designing is the fun part. Using graph paper eliminates any requirement to draw a straight line or a diagonal one for that matter. Counting and outlining squares can accomplish all this. Coloring these in is a later step in the process, ... [... more]
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Oriental Carpets and Their Structure: Highlights from ...
Oriental carpets have always been prized in the West as luxurious and beautiful objects, but understanding their structure is essential to fully appreciating them. This books showcases 100 superb examples from the Victoria and Albert Museum's outstanding ... [... more]
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The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Oriental Carpets ...
A beautiful, practical introduction to Oriental carpets for laymen, designers, and collectors, presented from the perspective of a successful, third-generation wholesaler. Using concise text, over 370 vivid color photographs, and more than 45 detailed ... [... more]
$39.95
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Oriental Carpets: A Complete Guide - The Classic ...
Disappointing This is a beautiful book, but the coverage is overwhelmingly for geometric oriental rugs, with a large section added for Chinese. I was looking for the more ornate styles (Heriz, Tabriz, Sultanabad, and so on) that are so very beautiful. ... [... more]
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