Art panels from the hand looms of the far Orient, as seen by a native rug weaver (1902)
Pushman, Garabed T. (Garabed Thomas), b. 1869 · Chicago, R. R. Donnelley & sons company · leaf 9
roperly. After the washing and drying comes the picking andspinning. For the picking they usually have a heavywooden frame with long, sharp pins protruding upward.The wool is drawn over and between these pins again andagain, until it is pulled loose and ready for the spinning,which is done on the… … A MOHAMMEDAN AT PRAYER DYEING THE WOOL Distinctly rich and unfading colorings, perhaps, havebeen more the means of bringing Oriental rugs into generalfavor and admiration than mere durability. Only oneblind to artistic beauty could fail to utter words of praiseand admiration while studying an…
Rugs, Oriental
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