Boutonné Rugs: A Tufted Technique
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A short instruction leaflet by Osma Gallinger Tod on making tufted (boutonné) rugs and bath mats with a plain-weave tabby ground and raised loop tufts. It covers designing on check paper, materials and warp settings (8/4 carpet warp, wool or cotton rug yarn), and weaving the loop rows with a pick-up stick on a 2- or 4-harness loom or a simple frame. Step-by-step directions explain the two sheds, the tabby sequence between loop rows, and finishing with fringe or hem. Diagrams show rug designs, check-paper grids and a warp/shed diagram.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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