Soumak

Swedish Pile

The field carries an overall diamond lattice, coral-orange cells outlined in ivory, set against a slate-green ground that frames the composition rather than forming a separate border. The lattice runs edge to edge without a distinct guard stripe, giving the whole surface an unbroken trellis effect, with a narrow rust-colored band above and below at the kilim ends before the loose ivory fringe.

Swedish Pile

The field is organized as a grid of nine rows and five columns of rectangular compartments, each in a solid ground of rust, terracotta, tan, or camel and centered with a smaller outlined rectangle in gold or ivory. Thin banded strips of ivory and gray separate each row, creating a checkerboard rhythm across the surface. There is no distinct border framing the composition; the grid runs to the edges on all sides.

Swedish Pile

The field is composed of horizontal bands in shades of sage, celadon, and deep olive green, interrupted at the corners by diagonal stepped wedges of terracotta, rust, peach, and burnt orange that intrude inward like jagged staircases. These angular intrusions appear in all four corners, two larger and two smaller, breaking the otherwise calm striped ground with an irregular, almost geometric pixelation. There is no separate border; the stepped motifs themselves frame the open bands of green.

Swedish Pile

A pale sage-green ground is scattered in a loose grid with small cross-and-square medallions rendered in ivory, slate blue, mustard yellow, coral red, and dusty mauve. Each motif sits on a short dark stem, giving the rows a flowerlike repetition across the open field, while a narrow striped border in dark plum, ivory, and blue frames the composition. The spacing is irregular in places, with a few motifs shifted off the grid, and the border banding appears only at the top and bottom edges.

Swedish Pile

Initialed "ah"

Signed "Brita Grahn"

The field is organized into repeating vertical columns of interlocking triangular and diamond forms, each column shifting through soft tones of grey, sage green, straw yellow, and dusty lavender. Fine dotted lines trace the diagonals within the triangles, giving the geometric pattern a subtle textured rhythm. A narrow plain border in slate blue frames the composition on all sides, with a thin dark line just inside its edge.

Swedish Reliefflossa

'Reliefflossa' (knotted pile in relief)

A grid of rectangular compartments organizes the ivory field, each panel filled with a nested-square medallion outlined in soft grey against the pale ground. Alternating bands between the squares carry chevron and zigzag lines radiating outward, while the narrow outer border repeats small square medallions at intervals along its length. The palette stays close to undyed tones, with the grey outlines providing the only real contrast across the surface.

Swedish Pile Runner

A long narrow runner divided into large, sweeping abstract shapes rather than a bordered field and center. Bold curved and angular forms in periwinkle blue-violet, mustard yellow, dark brown-black, and cream interlock across the surface without repetition, creating an asymmetrical composition from end to end. The edges show plain flat selvages with no distinct border framing the design.

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