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Authentic native american rugs weaving techniques.
Knock off rugs are often woven with acrylic yarn.
Imitations do not employ this weaving technique.
Exceptions to this are the gallup throw which has a cotton warp and some transitional rugs from the late 1800 s.
Navajo rugs are warped in a continuous figure eight technique and the weaving fills the entire warp.
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Weaving techniques in the rug period have primarily been limited to the standard tapestry weave which is identical on both sides.
This rug design comes from a trading post called two grey hills.
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The final type of navajo rug design is one that was offered to navajo chiefs.
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The picture at left shows a rug being woven.
Navajo weavers also demonstrated more willingness to use color than their pueblo teachers.
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The rugs are made using natural wool that is undyed.
Pictorial and geometric rugs too small for use on the floor and typically made with commercially spun and dyed yarns remain a staple of the souvenir trade to this day.
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2 navajo rugs are usually woven from 100 sheep wool both warp and weft whether hand spun or commercial.
There are spirit lines that act as accents around the borders of these rugs.
Early navajo weaving was made into clothing in the form of blankets worn around the shoulders.
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I m just trying to get an idea of age and if it is a native american piece rather than a mexican item.
By 1800 weavers were using this technique to create terraced lines and discrete design elements.
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