Tag Archives: rug

Life is beautiful. (via textilenerd)

Tibetan tantric patchwork composed primarily of Ming era textile fragments, from the 19th century, via.

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EDNA MARTIN, “Flickorna i fönstret” (1950-60)

The amazing cross-stitch designer Makoto Oozu!!!
Thanks to Alicia/duduadudua for the tip.

A dhurrie called The Never Ending Story designed by the Swedish company Oyyo. Handmade in India without modern machinery.

19th-century Tibetan tiger rug, from Giovanni Garcia-Fenech flickr.
Via.

Afghan war rugs seems to be a rich but unknown form of weaving. It originates from the times of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but has continuted through the American occupation aswell. According to Wikipedia:

Little is known about the circumstances of war rugs’ production and distribution, or their makers’ intentions.

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