Hack Attack
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I see about 3-4 of these a year, this is in old farmhouse. Hand sewn joins, and all about a meter apart
That's not all they do with them.Aha! So THAT is what you do with spare sheep!
In that era, there was little or no broadloom carpet. Looms to weave the carpet were narrow. Wall-to-wall carpet was the result of sewing several strip or 27" wide carpet together rather than the reverse of making strips from a wider carpet.We still see some rugs sewn like that. Wonder if they are just bound pieces of what was once wall to wall carpet.
LOL!!That's not all they do with them.
these have become semi collectable with some interior designers here, they seperate the joins and get the edges bound and sell them as hall runnersWe still see some rugs sewn like that. Wonder if they are just bound pieces of what was once wall to wall carpet.
That's not all they do with them.
From http://www.carpet-rug.org/history-of-carpet.htmlIn that era, there was little or no broadloom carpet.
From http://www.carpet-rug.org/history-of-carpet.html
"In 1839, Erastus Bigelow permanently reshaped the industry with the invention of the power loom for weaving carpets. Bigelow's loom, which doubled carpet production the first year after its creation and tripled it by 1850, is now part of the Smithsonian Institution's collections. He continued to devote his life to innovation -- 35 separate patents were issued to him between 1839 and 1876. Bigelow introduced the first broadloom carpet in 1877."
Be nice to see some pics of that. Are you using just a round loop style stitch?We were called to bid on hand-sewing seams for the new ballroom carpet at the local Olympic Hotel. Apparently, none of the installers knew how to sew, or didn't want to admit they knew how to sew woven carpet.
Twenty 109 foot seams, $$$$!
Later, the carpet rep told us the designer liked the look of old Wilton seams, so ordered 27 inch carpet. The mill made their normal 13.2 wide carpet and cut it into 27 inch strips.
You couldn't really see the seams when we were done, so a pretty big waste of money.
I've got a retired old school installer that I clean carpets for, he's got a hurdygurdy and other bizarre tools from a bygone era in his spare room.Be nice to see some pics of that. Are you using just a round loop style stitch?
Aha! So THAT is what you do with spare wallpaper