Question: Resources for Cut Pile rug Weaving
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Yesterday I visited a studio in Kostandovo, Bulgaria (https://hemus-bg.com) for hand-knotted cut pile rugs (I would heartily recommend a visit for anyone) and am eager for resources on how to weave a knotted cut pile rug.
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suki248
Sara Lamb used to teach classes on how to make cut pile rugs with
silk.
On 10/16/2021 2:17 AM, anatcheva wrote:
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Su Butler
The only resource I know of is an old video tape workshop on Cut-Pile Rug Weaving by Orlo “Duke” Duker. It is a 101 minute workshop on the mechanics of weaving Cut-Pile Rugs. I have a copy I have never opened, although I have seen the video. My copy is on a VHS tape, and I do still have a VHS player. I don’t know if this video every made it onto digital format. It was produced by Victorian Video Productions out of Port Townsend, Washington in the USA. They have been out of business for a long time. Hope you can find a copy close by.
Best, Su
From: weavetech@groups.io On Behalf Of anatcheva
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 1:17 AM To: weavetech@groups.io Subject: [weavetech] Question: Resources for Cut Pile rug Weaving
Yesterday I visited a studio in Kostandovo, Bulgaria (https://hemus-bg.com) for hand-knotted cut pile rugs (I would heartily recommend a visit for anyone) and am eager for resources on how to weave a knotted cut pile rug.
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Laura Sniderman
I found this article in Handwoven- Laura Sniderman Ada, MI
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 2:17 AM anatcheva <anatcheva@...> wrote:
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Laura Sniderman
I also found this reference- to Sara Lamb's blog- Laura Sniderman Ada, MI
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 5:19 AM suki248 <caloosa@...> wrote:
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Thank you for sharing all of this about pile carpets. I’ve been wanting to adapt this to my Cranbrook. Actually, it would be a relearning process, as my very first weavings that I ever wove in my whole life were pile carpets on a primitive vertical loom while living in Tunisia. When I came back home to the US, I learned to weave only cloth and some flat weave carpets. But my dream has always been to weave at least one knotted carpet on one of my conventional European style looms. Some wonderful and very patient ladies from southern Tunisia taught me the whole process of gathering the recently spun wool at the open market, setting up the loom, weaving the header, knotting each strand of yarn, laying in one shot of weft in between each row of knots, closely trimming each knot, drinking Turkish coffee and learning to speak some Arabic. I was very young, my hands were nibble, eyesight perfect and sitting almost on the floor didn’t bother me. Before I retire completely from weaving, I would love to weave a pile rug. If I find any info, I’ll pass it along.
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On Saturday, October 16, 2021, 6:47 AM, Laura Sniderman <lauraknitter@...> wrote:
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Sara von Tresckow
I still have a few dopies of Noreen Roberts "How to Make an Oriental Rug".
Lovely little book with all the details including types of wool to use, where to find tools, etc. https://www.woolgatherers.com/BOOKPAGE.htm Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac, WI sarav@woolgatherers.com Author of “When a Single Harness Simply Isn’t Enough” http://www.woolgatherers.com Dutch Master Loom/Spinning Chairs/Öxabäck Looms, visit us in Fond du Lac or contact us about your weaving/spinning needs
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Nancy Curtiss
Su, is this it? https://woolery.com/cut-pile-rug-weaving-dvd.html
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 8:33 AM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Mary Berent
While not a video, the best book on rug weaving is available free and downloadable online. Peter Collingwood's, “Techniques of Rug Weaving”.
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An excellent resource. Mary Berent
On Oct 16, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Nancy Curtiss <nacurtiss@...> wrote:
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Deanna Johnson
Sara Lamb also published a wonderful book called Woven Treasures (one-of-a-kind bags with folk weaving techniques), and cut pile is one of the techniques described in the book.
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Deanna Johnson
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Carol Irving
2 books 1. Designing and Making Handwoven Rugs by Tod & Del Deo 2. Techniques of Rug Weaving by P. COLLINGWOOD Online for free: "Handweaving.net: Document | The Techniques of Rug Weaving, Collingwood, Peter" https://www.handweaving.net/document-detail/1961/the-techniques-of-rug-weaving-collingwood-peter-waton-guptill Carol Irving
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Sara von Tresckow
I have woven several knotted pieces on conventional looms. I am including
links to two of them. The first one is a small rug in natural colors that won an award at the 2010 Blue Ridge Show in NC (woven on a Glimakra Aktiv) http://woolgatherers.com/GALLERY-RecentWork.html (The knotted rug is at the bottom of the page). And http://woolgatherers.com/GALLERY-Household.html (Woven 2016 on a Cranbrook) I have relied on the information in Noreen Roberts' book from 2004, the Kerimov motif book from Dover, Marla Mallatt's book and web site, and excellent mentoring from Bahram Shabahang, owner of Orley and Shabahang which just happens to have their home location in Whitefish Bay, north of Milwaukee. https://orleyshabahang.com/about/ I did keep a heavy beater handy to pack the weft a bit more than just using the beater on the loom. Otherwise, the rugs turned out well and both are on the floor. I am a little disappointed that the US Karakul wool I collected for the larger rug is "softer" than I expected and not holding up to foot traffic as well as the crisp wool on the first one or the stiff Karakul on my other purchased knotted rugs. As stated before, I do have 2 copies of Noreen's book remaining (her web site is no longer active and the book not listed anywhere and my last contact a few years ago had her well into her 80's) which is a lovely treasure for anyone wishing to go the full route to a rug rather than just a purse of mug rug. Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac, WI sarav@woolgatherers.com Author of “When a Single Harness Simply Isn’t Enough” http://www.woolgatherers.com Dutch Master Loom/Spinning Chairs/Öxabäck Looms, visit us in Fond du Lac or contact us about your weaving/spinning needs
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Leslie Mendelson
Peter Collingwood's Techniques of Rug Weaving has a pretty comprehensive chapter on knotted pile. Leslie M
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Su Butler
HI Nancy,
YES, that is it. So it made it onto DVD. Glad to know!
Best, Su 😊
From: weavetech@groups.io On Behalf Of Nancy Curtiss
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 7:39 AM To: weavetech@groups.io Subject: Re: [weavetech] Question: Resources for Cut Pile rug Weaving
Su, is this it? https://woolery.com/cut-pile-rug-weaving-dvd.html
On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 8:33 AM Su Butler <Teach2Weave@...> wrote:
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Joe P
Hi Everyone & Jennifer in Albuquerque
The first thing I am going to say is I learn best by seeing something done, I like to watch you tube videos about weaving.
In looking at how the weavers make those pile knots, and cut the yarn knots in a video there is no waste of yarn, to stuff pillows with. As I have read in a weaving
article posted. A 1/2 to a 1-inch of waste per knot. At how many knots to the square inch of rug. I am guessing. For every two knots I make 1 knot worth of yarn is waste 1/3 of the yarn that should go in to my rug will be pillow stuffing. At how much money
a pound for wool?
Jennifer, I am so glad to have read you learned how to make the pile knots years ago, the way they are to be made, The knots are art themselves. Or you could break
the bank weaving a pile rug with Red Heat Yarn.
I like what I have read in the books I just bought from Peggy Osterkamp (read every word wrote, read every word of a pattern) A lot of the weavers on you tube videos say the same thing. The red flag went up in reading the article about the amount of knot waste.
pillow stuffing, what am I thinking someone did not want to learn how to make knots, part of the learning curve.
Keep Weaving
Joe Bear in WI U.S.A.
From: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> on behalf of Jennifer via groups.io <senoradeltelar@...>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 8:52 AM To: weavetech@groups.io <weavetech@groups.io> Subject: Re: [weavetech] Question: Resources for Cut Pile rug Weaving Thank you for sharing all of this about pile carpets. I’ve been wanting to adapt this to my Cranbrook. Actually, it would be a relearning process, as my very first weavings that I ever wove in my whole life were pile carpets on a primitive vertical loom
while living in Tunisia. When I came back home to the US, I learned to weave only cloth and some flat weave carpets. But my dream has always been to weave at least one knotted carpet on one of my conventional European style looms. Some wonderful and very
patient ladies from southern Tunisia taught me the whole process of gathering the recently spun wool at the open market, setting up the loom, weaving the header, knotting each strand of yarn, laying in one shot of weft in between each row of knots, closely
trimming each knot, drinking Turkish coffee and learning to speak some Arabic. I was very young, my hands were nibble, eyesight perfect and sitting almost on the floor didn’t bother me. Before I retire completely from weaving, I would love to weave a pile
rug. If I find any info, I’ll pass it along.
Jennifer in Albuquerque
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Saturday, October 16, 2021, 6:47 AM, Laura Sniderman <lauraknitter@...> wrote:
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“Rug Weaving: Beyond the Basics” by Peter Collingwood is available free and can be downloaded from Ralph Griswold’s Digital Archive. Here’s a link to the book via HW net.
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On Oct 16, 2021, at 3:02 PM, Leslie Mendelson <lesmendl@...> wrote:
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Many thanks to everyone for the resources. Once I get back to the states I hope to be able to start a sample putting them to use.
The studio in Kostandovo said that they did offer classes during the summer (it seems that are ad-hoc depending on the weavers availability and student interest). The formal training that the studio offers is 9-months (for potential staff) but speaking to the weavers there was little interest (of the last contingent of 12 students only one completed and stayed on). There is little financial incentive in that the weavers get the national minimum wage (which I found disheartening to hear) but the atmosphere at the studio was warm and very welcoming.
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I know this is in New York City (so it would obviously mean a trip), but this gentleman has been teaching rug-knotting workshops for at least ten years.
Denise Kovnat
www.denisekovnat.com
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Sara von Tresckow
Yes, I believe he was in Manhatten some time back and we spent time there -
even bought some lovely handspun rug yarn. Would be a great connection. Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac, WI sarav@woolgatherers.com Author of “When a Single Harness Simply Isn’t Enough” http://www.woolgatherers.com Dutch Master Loom/Spinning Chairs/Öxabäck Looms, visit us in Fond du Lac or contact us about your weaving/spinning needs
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