Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

Space dyed

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Yarn coloured in sections of different colours before being tufted or woven into a rug. Abrash effects can be created with space dyed yarns. Space dyeing is frequently applied to nylon fibers.

The process whereby a continuous thread is formed by twisting fibres together. The twist may be imparted by the rotation of a weighted rod (drop spindle) suspended from the thread. Alternatively, the ...

Tiger rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A large group of Tibetan rugs which depict tigers. They were mostly sought after by Tibetan nobles and officials.

Tone-on-tone

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Two or more shades of the same hue achieved by combining two ends of different shades, two different yarns of the same colour or cut pile and looped pile of the same color.

Transitional

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A broad style category that falls between traditional and contemporary. Many floral patterns are included in this category.

Vase carpet

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A group of 16th and 17th century Persian rugs decorated with flowers springing from vases. Most are directional rugs and can be viewed from one angle only.