Pitman Rug Making Book

CD Republication™

Originally Published in 1937!

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Up for bid is another lovely Dakota Prairie Treasures CD Republication™, the Pitman Rug Making Book - 1937!

It includes many rug making projects which can be read about below and see the graphs and finished products in the listing collage. You can find the vintage and antique silk and wool yarns, canvas, jute and rug making tools on eBay to recreate the beautiful and unique items! You just have to hunt a little bit!!! : ) Or, you can find the contemporary materials at your nearest craft or fabric store.

Its 94 pages have been transferred to disk for your ease of usage. No crumbling old pages to get grimy, torn or lost. This item contains complete instructions for making a plethora of rugs made by the various methods identified in the book's contents below! The graphs could even be used to do beaded purses like the turn-of-the-century ones that look like tapestries and rugs! There are many lovely illustrations demonstrating the construction and embellishment techniques from the early 1900's. Scarce and intriguingly useful information jam-packed in 94 pages just waiting for your creative muse and touch! (Original is not for sale)

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This item is a great resource for those who are SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) members, historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

This item goes into extensive detail regarding the selection of the types of canvas and wool to use (depending largely on the methods employed) and quantity of wool needed (again, based upon the many different methods presented within!).

Contents:

Preface

I. Introduction

II. Design and Colour - Realistic Floral Designs - Prayer Rugs - A Traditional Pattern - Oriental Design - Italian Design

III. Pile Rugs Made on Canvas - The Selection of Types of Canvas and Wool to be Used - The Original or Hook Method - The Lichfield Method - The Short Pile Method - The Invicta Method - The Smyrna Method

IV. Working Details for Making the Rugs - Size of Canvas - Quality of Wool Required

V. Woven Rugs - Pile and Smooth Surface - The Upright Loom - The Swedish Loom - The Home-Made Loom

VI. Needlework and Rag Rugs - The Cross-Stitch Rug - Needlewoven Rugs

Photo

1. Turkish (Bergama) Rug

2. Spanish Carpet

3. Moors Selling Carpets

4. Gateway at Fez

5. Anatolian (Koula) Prayer Rug

6. Turkoman Tekke Camel Rug

7. Persian Hamadan Rug

8. Turkoman Prayer Rug

9. Turkish Rug

10. Hook or Original Method, 1-2

11. Hook or Original Method, 3-4

12. Hook or Original Method, 5

13. Short Pile Method, 1-2

14. Short Pile Method, 3-4

15. Short Pile Method, 5-6

16. Short Pile Method, 7-8

17. Turkoman Rug 1

8. Han-made Loom 1

9. Morrish Rug

20. Anatolian Ghiordes Prayer Rug

21. Front View of Upright Loom in Victoria and Albert Museum 2

2. Back View of Upright Loom in Victoria and Albert Museum

23. Persian (Feraghan) Rug

24. Turkish Rug (Flat Surface)

25. Rag Rug and Needlewoven Rug Line Plate

I. Sectional Drawing of Frontispiece

II. Design Adapted from Old Saddlebag

III. An Idea for a Light-coloured Mat

IV. A Traditional Pattern Illustrations Plate

V. Traditional Type and Colour of an Oriental Mat

VII. Oriental Design

VIII. Design Coped from a Good Hand-made Mate

IX. Four Small Suggestions for Little Mats

X. Design for a Large Rug

XI. Italian Design

XII. Italian Design Suitable for Cross-Stitch Rugs

XIII. Flat-woven Rug

Figures

1. Hook Method

2. Gauge

3. Measurement of Gauge

4. Nipper with Spring

5. Lichfield Hook

6. Nippers with Springs

7. Nippers with Springs

8. Nipper with Springs

9. Ghiordes Knot

10. Wool Weft

Glossary

Bibliography

The CD-Republication you will receive is representative of the types of needlework expertise of earlier feminine American culture!!! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment making/recreating vintage/antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!

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