What the hay is this Hyde?

[Mikey P]

 

[rhyde]

its either armenian or Bessarabian kilim

 

[Mikey P]

She says it close to one hundred years old

It's pretty darn clean but feels brittle




How would you deal with it?

 

[rhyde]

100 is on the outside but possible some of these are woven with a date

i'd wash it ..but I'm weird that way.

 

[Hoody]

That pattern looks damn close to the rugs Lora has here in their living room.

 

[Ken Snow]

Most likely Bessarabian, beautiful rugs that really enhance a room. I have a couple. Not likely 100 years old but still very old. Wash it and lay flat unless you have a wringer.

 

[Mikey P]

If my partner does not anti up fro a wringer soon I'm quitting this ghey business.

 

[rhyde]

with all the money you're making in rugs you should be able to pay cash for one

Oh, most 20th century Bessarabian kilims are on cotton or linnen foundations thats why i said armenian

 

[Ken Snow]

Good point, but the colors seem more Bess than Armenian.

 

[Chris A]

Oh, most 20th century Bessarabian kilims are on cotton or linnen foundations thats why i said armenian

Good point, but the colors seem more Bess than Armenian.

Rug Dork Fight!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

yeah...but I'm paying attention

 

[rhyde]

not really a fight

 

[Mikey P]

How does the construction differ from a Navajo?

 

[rhyde]

this is a slit tapestry weave, navajos uses a plain tapestry weave or shared warp weave navajo rugs use a continuous warp secured to the loom with yarn so you never have fringe on a real Navajo rug unless it's been cut

 

[Harry Myers]

That fringe looks linen to me.

 

[steve frasier]

yeah...but I'm paying attention

me to

I have seen a couple of those rugs but I thought Navajo

 

[rhyde]

warp looks wool to me

 

[Ken Snow]

I agree Randy, more bulky & coarse looking than linen.

 

[Mikey P]

and more importantly Randy, how much a foot would YOU charge?

 

[-JB-]

Rug Dork Fight!

Spit out my coffee on that one!

 

[rhyde]

3.50

 

[dealtimeman]

ken and randy your experience and rug id abilities are awsome and very much educational and appreciatted! thanks

 

[Ken Snow]

$1.25 for us and 50% off during our GO sale when brought to one of our 5, Rug Care Drop Off Centers.

 

[Mikey P]

Wouldn't that brute of a Moore machine eat that delicate thing up for lunch?