Below, we will outline the appropriate steps that you should take if you have the need to snake an electrical wire through an antique rug. Following this guide will help you through this process while minimizing the risk of damage to your antique rug. For safety, we suggest having an electrician do this or anything else that involves running electrical wires or cable.
Sheila Hicks is an American artist who has been active since the 1950s. She is well known for her colorful, creative textile weavings that often become 3d sculptural forms. She is known and has worked all over the world and her works are displayed in dozens of museums.
Faith Ringgold, a New York native, is an artist best known for her narrative quilts. Her experience in multiple different medias as well as her unique storytelling perspective make her work stand out from the crowd. A bold woman who doesn’t back down from what she believes in, she is also a well known activist for feminism and anti-racism.
Gunta Stölzl was an iconic textile artist whose works have changed the world. She was mostly active during the 1920s and 1930s, creating textiles with expertise learned at the Bauhaus. Later, she became a weaving master, teaching and passing along her skill and craft to other weavers.
Today we tackle one of the more common questions that we get asked – “Why do I need a rug pad?”, or if you even need one at all.
The online luxury marketplace 1stdibs Jason Nazmiyal and the magnificent rug collection in their “Introspective” magazine.
One of the most frequently asked question we get is – how old is my rug? The age of a rug is critical in determining the carpet’s value, but determining age is also one of the most difficult skills to acquire for the rug enthusiast. Older antique rugs will show some evidence of wear. The pile may be low or worn away exposing foundation, but relatively new modern contemporary rugs can get worn quickly, and very old rugs can sometimes survive in good condition if they have been in the possession of thoughtful owners. The back of the rug offers a better opportunity to determine age.
People see rug collectors, dealers and “mavens” flip a corner of a rug or, sometimes they turn over the entire rug and examine the rug’s back side. In this article we examine and explain why they do this.
In our mass manufactured commercial product world, variation is considered a flaw. Machines can perform the same task with “perfection” at incredibly fast speeds, creating each piece within tight quality standards and tolerances. This form of mechanical creation is a good idea when it comes to things like cars or airplanes, but it also lacks the emotional connection and depth that you feel when you touch something created by human hands. When it comes to antique rugs, imperfections can add a certain character to the piece that can positively impact its aesthetic and monetary value. This begs to ask the question, when is an old rug imperfection a true flaw?