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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3715500, member: 45"]Those thick cords are usually found on Mexican-made, "fake Navajo" rugs. They weave the fringe back into the body of the rug, and attach a type of cordage across the ends, to make it look superficially like a Navajo rug. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are more cord ends left over, however, so they are twisted together, or braided sometimes, to look similar to the four yarn tassels in the corners of the real thing. They don't, though, and you therefore can spot a fake from across the room![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 3715500, member: 45"]Those thick cords are usually found on Mexican-made, "fake Navajo" rugs. They weave the fringe back into the body of the rug, and attach a type of cordage across the ends, to make it look superficially like a Navajo rug. There are more cord ends left over, however, so they are twisted together, or braided sometimes, to look similar to the four yarn tassels in the corners of the real thing. They don't, though, and you therefore can spot a fake from across the room![/QUOTE]
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