THe High-Pile Rug Book

By Susanna Cuyler

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006010936X
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.

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Contents

the high pile rug book susanne cuyler 1974 From inside dust jacket " This is an exciting, practical, illustrated book for the beginning or the advanced rugmaker. It displays modern as well as traditional design and technique for hooked and knotted rugs and reveals in a brief history the traditional aspects of the craft. ... Clearly illustrated instructions are given for hand hook, punch needle, shuttle hook, tufting, latch hook and rya. ... Also included is list of suppliers and an extremely useful section on rug care and cleaning. ... Clear and simple methods for transferring the design and duplicating the design to the backing. Of special interest are photographs of rugs designed by such famous artists and craftsmen as Alexander Calder, John Johansen, Constantino Nivolo, Antonio Frasconi and Robert Osborn....." chapters include rugmaking techniques rug design and color duplicating, enlarging and transferring designs introduction to rug hooking rug hooking equipment hand hooking the punch needle the shuttle hook other speed hooks the latch hook technique the rya dyeing yarn and materials