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Posted 11 years ago
Phatbuddha
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Hand made rug
This rug was found at the dump today, it's got a lot to it, pictures of men flowers animals among other things and it's got a lovely Bright colours.
I know nothing about it,apart from someone spend a lot of time making it.
could anyone tell me about it,like where do you think it was made and when ?
Any help would be great
It's a big rug
72 inch
108 inch
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Thought you got lost in the dump, haven't seen you on CW in a long time!
Sorry I can't be of any help on this rug, it is unique though.
Hiya, yeah it's been ages since I've posted anything on here, just been tied up with other things. I love this site n how it's so helpfull.
Hope you are doing well :)
Nice to see you got untied!
I'm doing well & enjoying a beautiful day, 8 C this afternoon average temp should be -2 C.
I've been meaning to get on here as I've came across a few nice pieces n will start posting again.
Glad your having a good day.
beautiful:)!
Beautiful - it looks to have Peruvian style/colors to me. Not sure exactly, but that's where I'd start looking - possibly it was made by someone from an indigenous group in South America.
Thanks Sean
Thanks hunter I was thinking it looked South America
I've not heard of Peruvian, I will look it up thanks again :)
sure thing - I couldn't quite find the right style, so maybe it's not from Peru...but the colors are close.
Is it made from wool & how is it woven?
I don't know if it's wool or how it's woven, sorry walksoftly
Rugs isn't really my thing but this one is pretty unusual
This link will tell you how to determine what type of material was used;
http://www.fullercommercial.com/training/carpetcare/fiber_identification.asp
There appears to be a herringbone pattern to the background/base weave & the decorative pattern & motifs are applied to that. ??
Thanks for that, il test it over the weekend :)
Thanks walksoftly, I've just done the test and it's wool :)
I will look in to the patterns that you said too. Thanks again
It's pretty dirty,could I take it to a dry cleaners or is that not a good idea ?
I think you have to go professional...interesting video here
http://youtu.be/NPutO2Lqy7Q
Very good looking piece
Beautiful find wow . Happy New Year and welcome back . What does back of it look like ?
Hiya mankin :) thanks
Hope you had a good time over the hoildays.
The underside of the rug looks pretty much like the front, it's hard to tell which is which from a little distance.
The size is W 173 cm L 262 cm it's huge
I've done some research but can't find nothing like it.
cant really tell from the pics, but I believe you will find the rug has been chained or a sumac weave. Parts of it are definitely chained, but the background may be soumac, sometimes referred to as sumak. Looks very South american . Nice find
Cis2you sorry about the Quality of the photos, I will work on it.
I think you are right about it being chained together.
I don't know what soumac or sumak is, could you fill me in, thanks
chain is a stitch done on top of a weave- its a common stitch used in crochet-but not as common in weaving. It adds terrific texture. Soumac is an overhand weave - it takes a weft over the top of the warp (vertical) and under before encircling the next warp. Common weaver terms. The colors of this rug tips me off that it is probably from s.a. The animal figures also indicate S.A.