April 30, 2004

How did they do that?

I saw this rug in a Crate and Barrel catalogue. It has what is described as a banded ends. If you click on "view in a room" you can see the side of the rug. Would you use a heavier warp for the last warp end, or maybe just thread 2-4 ends as one? What really kills me are the prices. Hand-dyed, handwoven, 100% cotton and you can get a 30" x 50" rug for 19.95! Can you imagine how much the weaver gets???

Posted by Charleen at April 30, 2004 10:47 PM
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It looks to me like it might be a heavier weight floating selvedge.

And yeah, the price is sad, especially since it's a weft-faced weave with a surprisingly fine weft. That takes longer to do than repp.

Posted by: Catherine D. at May 1, 2004 10:27 AM