While looking over some old books i came across the twining weave and wanted to try it out.
Rug twining history.
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The firm s logo created in 1787 is the world s oldest in continuous use.
Twining is a process of interlacing strands to make twine but you can also use this technique to make a weave pattern.
Twined rug made with heavy dacron rug yarn.
I made a basic double side by side twining weave and then i tried a single twining weave both i will share with you.
The twining family originate from gloucestershire where they held occupations as weavers and fulling millers.
Despite their close ties with the countryside over many centuries recession drove the family to london in 1684.
It still operates today.
216 strand london in 1706.
The art of carpet weaving in iran originated more than 2 500 years ago.
To start i picked out two different colored threads.
Although their ties with the county went back many centuries recession drove the family to london in 1684.
Originally done with yarns and other fibers the method was revived in the thirties and forties as a way to make rugs from recycled material.
The history of the persian rugs.
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With them went nine year old thomas twining founder of the tea business.
Twinings was founded by thomas twining of painswick gloucestershire england who opened britain s first known tea room at no.
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In august 09 i took some old sheets.
Twining a rag rug last summer some friends with a wood shop allowed me to use their expertise to make a simple wood frame using some maple 2x2 s i got at home depo.
The twining family originate from gloucestershire and there they held the occupation of weavers and fulling millers.
They made a jig for me and predrilled the holes for the upper and lower screws and i took the whole thing home and put it together last summer.
It won best rug at the 2010 sonoma county fair even though this loom has many other uses such as navajo weaving and tapestry it is now used mainly for twining.
25 x 41 1 2 other preset adjustments allow you to make at least 20 different sizes.
Persian carpets and rugs were initially woven as articles of necessity to cover the floors of nomadic tribesmen giving them protection from the cold and damp.
It is pre drilled for several sizes.
They are all made of top grade fas maple.
The large rug size.
Twining is not weaving it is a technique of fabric construction that can t be duplicated by machine and is possibly one of the oldests forms of constructed fabric.