Olefin Rugs
Olefin Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Olefin is a plastic and petroleum derivative. This synthetic fiber is [...]
Olefin Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Olefin is a plastic and petroleum derivative. This synthetic fiber is [...]
Polyester Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A polymer of polyhydric alcohol and a polybasic acid. A synthetic [...]
Linen Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A fabric made of yarn with fibers from the stem of [...]
Nylon Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Nylon is a commercial name for polyamide. A plastic derived from [...]
Jute Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A bast fiber from the stem of the sisal plant Corchorus [...]
Hemp Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A bast fiber of Cannabis sativa. Hemp is used for making [...]
Cotton Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Fiber from the seed pod of the plant Gossypium herbaceum. The [...]
Coir Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Matting made from the spun fibers of coconut husks. It was [...]
Chenille Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A fabric of warps holding cut wefts is slit, warp wise, [...]
Bamboo Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Bamboo is sometimes depicted in Chinese rugs. As a Taoist symbol, [...]
Acrylic Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. A synthetic fiber of acrylonitrile. Acrylic may be dyed before extrusion [...]
Silk Material Peter F. Stone. 2013. Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins. North Clarendon :Tuttle. Very fine fibers drawn from the cocoon of the moth Bombyx [...]