Kashan Handspun
Posted in Antique Rugs & Carpets on 04/21/2008 07:49 am by admin
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Safavieh Treasures Hand-knotted Handspun Wool Kashan Rug Camel (5′ x 7′ 6) $1,350.00 Inspired by 19th Century Agra designs, the Old World Collection is made with a special hand-spun heathered yarn, giving its pile an aged character. These rugs are woven tightly, using small knots. The result is a thick and plush pile that has a natural look and is extremely durable…. |
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Safavieh Treasures Hand-knotted Handspun Wool Kashan Rug Camel (6′ x 9′) $1,800.00 Inspired by 19th Century Agra designs, the Old World Collection is made with a special hand-spun heathered yarn, giving its pile an aged character. These rugs are woven tightly, using small knots. The result is a thick and plush pile that has a natural look and is extremely durable…. |
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Safavieh Treasures Hand-knotted Handspun Wool Kashan Rug Camel (8′ x 10′) $1,359.99 Inspired by 19th Century Agra designs, the Old World Collection is made with a special hand-spun heathered yarn, giving its pile an aged character. These rugs are woven tightly, using small knots. The result is a thick and plush pile that has a natural look and is extremely durable…. |
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Knitting with Handspun Yarns $15.73 The pleasure of knitting can be that much greater when you know you’re using the perfect yarn. In A Fine Fleece, designer, knitter, and spinner Lisa Lloyd explores the different qualities of handspun yarn and presents projects that show them to their best advantage. There is valuable information here for every knitter, even if you’ve never considered learning to spin (though you may find inspiration in this book to do just that).brWhile educating you on the differences in fibers (like Alpaca, Merino, Cormo, Rambouillet, and Suffolk) and the characteristics you can achieve in a handspun yarn by combining fibers according to certain recipes, Lisa Lloyd also shares the three important concepts that enlighten her designs: the use of contrasting color and fiber; scale and perspective (chunky yarns with chunky cable stitches versus chunky yarns with delicate ones); and the creation of poetic sweaters that try to capture an emotion.brEach of the 26 projects in A Fine Fleece shows the finished project knitted in both a handspun yarn and a commercial yarn so that you can train your eye to understand how fiber and texture can truly transform a piece.Designer, knitter, and spinner Lloyd explores the different qualities of handspun yarn and presents projects that show them to their best advantage. Each of the 26 projects shows the finished project knitted in both a handspun yarn and a commercial yarn. |
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Intertwined: The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns, and Creative S $13.66 DIVp class=MsoNormal style=margin: 0in 0in 0ptNew in paperback, this book is a delight to the enthusiastic fiber crowd that is growing by leaps and bounds. It captures all the excitement of experimental, handspun yarns, and includes recipes for handspun yarns, project ideas for knitters and crocheters, tips on how to use one-of-a-kind handspun yarns (whether you spin them or buy them at yarn boutiques), and a gallery of handmade creations. The book also features profiles, anecdotes, essays, and thoughts on fiber arts and the creative process. Contributors range from Alpaca farmers and cutting-edge spinners to well-known knitwear designers./p/DIVDIVThe recipient of a bachelor’s degree in fine art from UC Davis, author Lexi Boeger is the founder of Pluckyfluff.com, an Internet-based forum for unusual handspun yarns and fiber art. She is the innovator of highly original new techniques in handspinning and is carving out a place for handspun yarn in the realm of pop culture./DIV |
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Kashan Persian Rug $1639.2 Kashan Persian rugs are hand-woven in Kashan, a renowned rug-weaving center since the 16th century. Kashan rugs usually feature a diamond-shaped medallion with small, matching spandrels in a floral field. Some are woven with all-over fields of Shah Abbas flowers or pictorial and hunting scenes. Traditional Kashan colors are red and blue, but some newer rugs have also been woven in tones of pale beige, grey-blue and olive green. Yazd is a centuries-old, Persian rug-weaving center. In the time of the Safavid Dynasty, 1499-1722, the city was awarded one of the first royal rug workshops. Yazd rugs are very similar to those of nearby Kashan. The two styles are often mistaken for each other and a trained expert is sometimes needed to differentiate between them. |
