Swedish Flat Weave Technique
The field is left entirely open, an unbroken expanse of warm oatmeal tone crossed by narrow pale bands that divide the surface into horizontal registers of uneven width. There is no border, medallion, or figural device; the composition depends solely on the rhythm of these plain stripes against the textured ground. Coloration is restrained throughout, ranging from soft taupe to bleached cream, with no other decoration or inscription visible.
Swedish Flat Weave Technique
A pale ivory ground is crossed by a continuous vertical chain of diamond and lozenge shapes formed by thin diagonal lines that zigzag from selvedge to selvedge. Alternating lozenges are filled in rust, slate blue, and deep aubergine, while others remain open outlines against the ground, creating a rhythmic light-dark pulse down the length. Narrow banded borders of small ticking marks in rust, blue, and dark brown frame the composition at each end, finishing in plain warp fringe.
Swedish Pile technique with silk & wool design elements
Swedish Flat Weave Technique
FJ Hakimian, Inc. will utilize design for inspiration purposes only
Swedish Flat Weave Technique
FJ Hakimian, Inc. will utilize design for inspiration purposes only
The field is filled edge to edge with a dense herringbone pattern of diagonal ridges, alternating direction in an irregular basketweave-like arrangement across the surface. There is no separate border, the pattern running straight to the fringed ends, and the palette is a close range of ivory, pale sage, and muted grey-green that gives the surface a shifting, tonal texture rather than a fixed motif. Fringe in undyed cream is visible at both ends.
Cuenca technique
White Cotton with Silk design elements in blue.
