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Antiques - Antique Rugs
Rug-making is an ancient craft and is commonly and commercially called carpet. Some use the words carpet and rug interchangeably but the general definition is: any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. The term was also used for table and wall coverings, as carpets were not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century.
Designs are often commercially produced and can be as complex as flowers or animals to as simple as geometrics.
The ‘Grenfell Hooked Rugs' are preferred by most antique rug collectors because its beauty is only surpassed by its antiquity, mystery and charm. For over a century, Grenfell hooked rugs have adorned the homes of families around the world. In fact, the process of making Grenfell rugs is still the same as it was over 100 years ago.
The hand-knotted pile carpet originated in Mongolia or Turkestan between the 4th and 2nd B.C. Modern rug manufacturers achieve a primitive motif by employing a hard-torn effect when doing the traditional or latch hooking technique.
An oriental flatwoven carpet include kilim, soumak, plain weave, and tapestry weave while European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, damask, list, haircloth, and ingrain.
Moquette carpet is constructed on a mechanized loom like velvet. It came to mean in the late 19th century as wall-to-wall carpeting.
Embroidered carpets were traditionally made by royal and aristocratic women; Mary Stewart Queen of Scots is known to have been an avid embroiderer. Designs usually involve scrolling vines and regional flowers such as the Bradford carpet. Animal heraldry and the coat of arms of the maker are often incorporated. Victorian embroidery are highly intricate while the Berlin wool introduced in 1804 has patterns for series of squares.
The traditional Scandinvian carpet is the rya which dates back to the 15th century with splendid festive tapestries N ow, the rya is a painting in textile, with individual artists identifiable by the colors, patterns and techniques.
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