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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 2704711, member: 45"]If it makes you feel any better, these are not Navajo. And probably not worth spending anything on them to be "restored."</p><p><br /></p><p>The Navajo are the only U.S. tribe that weaves rugs, and they are identified not by the design, but by the way they are woven. They will never be woven with fringe on the ends. In fact, it is physically impossible to weave a rug with fringe on both ends on a Navajo loom. It will instead have four finished selvedge edges, and will have four yarn ends tied together in each corner </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, they use a unique weaving technique, and the resulting tapestry weaving will be weft-faced, meaning that the warp threads are completely covered by the weft, and are not visible<i>. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 2704711, member: 45"]If it makes you feel any better, these are not Navajo. And probably not worth spending anything on them to be "restored." The Navajo are the only U.S. tribe that weaves rugs, and they are identified not by the design, but by the way they are woven. They will never be woven with fringe on the ends. In fact, it is physically impossible to weave a rug with fringe on both ends on a Navajo loom. It will instead have four finished selvedge edges, and will have four yarn ends tied together in each corner In addition, they use a unique weaving technique, and the resulting tapestry weaving will be weft-faced, meaning that the warp threads are completely covered by the weft, and are not visible[I]. [/I][/QUOTE]
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