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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4368061, member: 45&quot;]That&#039;s why I specifically said &quot;<u>woven</u> with fringe on both ends.&quot;&nbsp; Germantown rugs, and some &quot;Sunday saddle blankets,&quot; have fringe added after the textile is woven and removed from the loom.&nbsp; It&#039;s pretty easy to tell the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m afraid the chances of finding an authentic early Germantown rug at a bargain price, is infinitesimal, compared to the number of non-Navajo rugs found.&nbsp; One could easily spend a fortune on those fringed rugs, hoping one is an authentic Germantown.&nbsp; Better to just educate oneself first, as AJ pointed out.&nbsp; And the first thing to be learned is, &quot;if it&#039;s woven with fringe on both ends, it&#039;s not Navajo or Native American Indian.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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