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Construction of Hand-Knotted Rugs – Knots part 2 of 5

Posted in Hand Knotted Rugs on February 15th, 2010 by admin – 2 Comments

In the first blog in this series on Hand Knotted Rug Construction, we reviewed the foundation – the warp and the weft.  Today’s topic will cover the key visual element that makes hand-knotted rugs what they are – the knots themselves.

Knot Type

There are several different methods of creating knots, some particular to a region or tribe.  Different people have different preferences, we would not say that one particular knot is inherently “better” than another type of knot; it’s really a matter of preference and tradition!  The two predominant types of knots are Asymmetrical Knot and Symmetrical Knot. read more »

Hand-Knotted Rug Glossary of Terms –

Posted in Hand Knotted Rugs on February 7th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

To help with all the different rug terms we have put together a glossary of terms.  Please feel free to add more terms by sending an e-mail to blogterms@1000sofrugs.com.

 

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