The rug and carpet industry of Philadelphia: (1917)
Philadelphia. Chamber of commerce. Educational committee. [from old catalog], Hall, Philip A. [from old catalog] · [Philadelphia · leaf 17
of carpetdom.It is an imitation of the Smyrna or Turkish rugs—hence its name.Smyrna is a thick, chenille, double-faced fabric made somewhat in themanner of the Chenille y\xminster except that the small strips remainflat and stick out on both the face and Ijack. making both sides identical. INGRAIN… … Ingrain. Ichabod — The glory of my house has departed indicates, the plys are ingrained into each other. The colored yarns areplaced in shuttles which are thrown back and forth across the loomthrough the warps, the Jacqviard regulating the colors forming the pattern.The warp unites the two plys…
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