How Abnákee Rugs Are Made: Full description of the Exact Method of Working
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A 1909 Craftsman article by Helen R. Albee explaining how Abnákee hooked rugs are made on a small adjustable wooden frame rather than a loom. It describes building the pine frame and filing a hook from a forty-penny nail, tacking stamped burlap, cutting cloth strips, and the hooking technique, including the three-deep undulating rows, shearing, filling the pattern, and finishing the edges. A closing section covers dyeing the cloth with German aniline dyes, with measured stock solutions for repeatable shades, along with the author's views on craftwork.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1909
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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