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Oriental rugs
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Oriental rugs
needlepoint rugs
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
A rugs making technique made with wool yarns worked on canvas using the same method as a needlepoint rugs pillow.
nylon
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
Durable synthetic fiber which also has good dyeing characteristics. Nylon yarns can be solution dyed, skein dyed and/or space dyed.
re-fringe
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
Repair fringe of rug using the selvedge or part of the rug.
solution dyed
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
A method of dyeing synthetic fiber in which pigment is added to the nylon or polypropylene chip before it is extruded as filament yarn.
space dyed
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
Yarn colored in sections of different colors 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.
spinning
Home furnishings; Oriental rugs
The process whereby a continuous thread is formed by twisting fibers together. The twist may be imparted by the rotation of a weighted rod (drop spindle) suspended from the thread. Alternatively, the ...
