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UkrainianPile carpets produced in the Ukraine are related to the Savonnerie carpets of Western Europe, utilizing the same Rococco or Neo-classical tradition of design. Nevertheless, they have a strong local flavor derived from Ukrainian folk art tradition, which emerges in certain floral details and in the darker, richer coloration. |
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UzbekEmbroidery Uzbek embroideries are among the boldest and most exciting examples of this technique from Central Asia. Produced in and around the city of Tashkent, Uzbek embroideries often have vibrant color, enhanced by the use of silk thread in addition to wool. Designs are often large circular medallions or star patterns, floral patterns derived from Persian embroidery. |
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Vertical loomA type of loom used in rug weaving that stands erect, allowing the weaver to sit on a chair or bench while working. Vertical looms are typical of urban and village weaving production. |
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Village rugA rug woven in a small town or village, generally as part of a domestic family operation, a so-called “cottage industry.” Such rugs are made for local consumption or for commercial export. Also see tribal rug. |
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WagirehThe Wagireh or sampler rug is a template or pattern for the design and production of larger carpets. The size of a scatter rug or mat , they do not show the entire design, but only the basic or fundamental portion of the various larger decorative elements of the field and borders, along with selected individual motifs, which could then be expanded according to established symmetrical repetitions to produce the complete composition. |
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WarpsThe vertical yarns or fibers strung on the loom and comprising the foundation of a rug or textile. |
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WeftsThe horizontal fibers or yarns of a rug or textile passing over and under alternate warps. Wefting may be the face of tapestry, or spacing foundation in pile rugs and soumaks. |
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Weft faced TapestrySee Kilim technique. |
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WiltonMachine-made rather than hand woven, Wilton carpets were made in England often following Oriental Persian patterns closely. But they still betray the strong influence of contemporary English Arts and Crafts traditions, not only in the drawing or patterning, but especially in the color tones and juxtapositions. |
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WoolA natural fiber derived from the coat of various animals, mostly sheep, goats, and camels, but also alpacas, llamas. |
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