Hicks, Ami Mali · New York, McBride, Nast & company · leaf 176
.There are, however, materials which are simi-lar in effect, and which when woven, will givea surface to the rug as characteristic as thatof the Navajo. Indeed it is quite similar to it. The materials for this rug must be thereforeone of those loosely spun yams which give thefinished rug texture by… … A PRIMITIVE LOOM THE NEEDLE-WOVEN RUG 143 and when well packed together it makesa surface almost identical with the felted sur-face of the wool Navajo rug. Candle wick-ing is easily dyed too and this recommendsit. The rug in the illustration is made of candlewickLng, dyed in four colors, light…
Handicraft · Rugs
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