| Knotted
Global Craft Carpets, carpeting and rugs are composed of a taut warp around which the
pile threads are knotted or twisted in a complete turn round at least one
warp thread, the pile threads being kept in place by the insertion of
tightly woven weft threads. Global Crafts Rugs and carpets: The term rug and carpet are
normally used to denote size, a carpet being any rug with a surface area
larger than 47 sq ft. Global Crafts The anatomy of a carpet; Mandala: Any large motif,
usually round or spherical, employed as the focal point of the design of
the carpet. Field: The main area of the rug within the borders. Spandrels:
The four right-angled areas where the field meets the inner border. Main
Border Minor Borders Ground: The underlying or background of a rug. Process:
Wool, wool blend, wool yarn, design, graph, dyes and chemicals. Wool
sorting and washing, wool blending and carding, wool spinning, wool
winding, wool dyeing and drying, balling, weaving, trimming, washing,
drying, stretching and finishing. Global Crafts |
