My Rugdesigner Rug
November 12, 2019
Finally I have my own Rugdesigner rug - it's almost big enough to be called a carpet - and I love it! The border is solid bands of sand and chestnut colour, and there are two shades of green as well in the overall pattern. However the total effect comes from the background colour of […]
Read ArticleAleppo Wedding, Chapter 9
November 11, 2019
He returned her to her hotel and rushed home to phone a friend with a travel agency who could arrange for him to be invited that evening with the tour group. Thus when the bus decanted the group at the nearest main road near the narrow streets of the old city he was waiting for […]
Read ArticleRug Manufacturing Methods, Chapter 1
November 10, 2019
Rag Rugs Rag rugs used to be a cheap way in the middle of the 20th century of having a rug and are made by using odd scraps of fabric on a background of old sacking. Braided Braided rugs are made by using two, three or more strips of fabric, most of the time from […]
Read ArticleAleppo the city our rugs are made, Chapter 2
November 10, 2019
Aleppo's most famous monument is the Citadel which dominates the skyline from partially man-made hill rising 50 meters above the main streets of the city centre. The present day construction dates back to the 13th century, although it was built on top of fortifications of many previous eras. With a garrison capable of housing 10,000 […]
Read ArticleRug envy
November 4, 2019
I always get jealous of the customers buying our rugs. I look at the designs, shapes and colours and just know they are going to love the rug that they end up with... Our rugs are all one hundred percent wool and you can tell, the texture and voluptuousness of the wool is too hard […]
Read ArticleWintery Weather
November 2, 2019
It's starting to get colder outside and their is nothing worse then a cold house. A way to get around this cold weather is to buy or even make a rug. If you have nice hard wood flooring their is nothing worse then getting out of bed in the morning to the icy touch of […]
Read ArticleFifa World Cup, England Vs Germany
October 21, 2019
I'm not one to watch the football but it just happened to be on my television yesterday, the match was Germany V England and the final score was 4-1 to the Germans. The German's completely thrashed the English, it was embarrassing to watch. According to the three stooges who commentate on the game afterwards on […]
Read ArticleAleppo the city our rugs are made, Chapter 1
October 16, 2019
When you think of the Orient the perfumes of Aleppo come to mind, reminding us of one of the oldest cities in the world with roots extending deep back into the history of the Samarians, Akadians, Ayyubids, Romans and Byzantines and finally the Islamic Arab civilisation which has had profound influens on the culture and […]
Read ArticleRug Designs, Chapter 1
October 10, 2019
Rug Designers search endlessly for that new concept in pattern, that exquisite variation that gives their rug that special effect. The trend setters for rug designs are found in atliers of Europe. Atliers are professional studios in which a number of designers or colourists gather to produce new designs. These designs are purchased as drawings […]
Read ArticleAmerican rug makers
October 6, 2019
In the 1800s, around the time of the American Civil War, thrifty homemakers would use scraps of wool and felted pieces of wool from old clothing, blankets and hats to recreate rugs. Using money coins as a template, they would cut out circles and then stitch them together in blanket stitch fashion, hence the name "penny rug" formed. Sometimes, the […]
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