Soumak

Swedish Flat Weave

The field is organized as a grid of horizontal registers alternating broad red-orange bands with narrower stripes of gray, punctuated by small blocks of purple, gold, and near-black. Fine vertical pinstripes cross the entire length, creating a regular checkered division across the surface. There is no distinct border; the banded pattern runs edge to edge, finishing in a plain warp fringe at both ends.

Why Gray Matters

Why Gray Matters

October 31, 2018

Why Gray Matters

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An undecorated field in ivory-white pile is worked in a subtle high-low texture, with a cluster of raised vertical ridges set slightly left of center breaking the otherwise plain surface. Fine dark flecks run in scattered rows throughout, echoed by a narrow dark selvage at each long edge, while both ends finish in loose dark fringe. The inset detail shows the looped, knotted texture of the surface up close.

African Wool

100% Wool

The surface presents an all-over grey ground, flecked with irregular touches of darker charcoal and occasional warm brown fibers scattered throughout. Thin horizontal striations of pale, undyed white run at intervals across the field, breaking the otherwise uniform tone. The close-up inset reveals the looped, nubby texture of the surface up close, showing the mingled grey and white strands more distinctly than the overall view.

  • ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME magazine. Oct 24, 2018
  • Mat

    A plain sample of flatwoven surface in a warm tan tone, its upper portion left open and unadorned, giving way below to a band of vertical ivory ridges formed by a thick, looped texture running in parallel columns. Dark brown fringe finishes both ends, and an inset detail circle highlights the close interlacing of the ivory loops against the tan ground.

    Mohair & Calico Rug

    Mohair and Calico

    The field is composed of narrow horizontal bands alternating between a pebbled, knot-like surface and a smoother, flatter striation, shifting gently between sage green and pale cream. Dark brown fringe finishes the top and bottom edges, left loose and slightly uneven in length. No border is defined; the pattern of alternating textures runs edge to edge across the piece.

    Cotton Flat Pile Mat

    A plain-woven fragment or sample in a neutral ivory ground, left largely open with no defined border, framed top and bottom by loose dark brown fringe. Scattered irregular flecks and small nubs in cream, tan, and rust-brown run in loose horizontal bands across the surface, alongside a few thin dark dashes, giving the impression of a restrained, speckled pattern rather than a formal design.

    Raffia Mat

    Raffia and Cotton

    The field is composed entirely of horizontal bands in alternating widths, moving through tones of ivory, honey, and warm tan. Texture varies row by row, with flatter, tightly bound courses set against looser, more fibrous stripes that catch the light differently. A detail inset highlights the contrast between the two banding textures, and the piece finishes on all sides with long, loosely twisted fringe left unbound.

    Mohair and Raffia Mat

    Mohair and Raffia

    The field is composed entirely of horizontal bands in alternating widths, moving between pale straw, ivory, and soft sage green tones. A detail inset in the lower right highlights the textured, looped quality of the striping, where rounded knots of green sit against flatter, straw-colored rows. Loose fringe finishes the top and bottom edges, left long and untrimmed in a natural cream color.

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