Three strands of carpet wool made the knots which were knotted over two linen warp threads.
Making rya rugs.
Fire bird by barbro vollmer.
Make offer vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod.
The first ryas originated in the early fifteenth century as coarse long piled heavy covers used by.
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A rya or rye is a traditional scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches.
Very popular around the globe in the 1950s when backings were woven for those without floor looms.
In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.
The design was drawn up as a cartoon and i followed as best i could.
The rya business was sold out of the family in the mid 80 s yet i continued to make ryas and teach.
On the loom.
Though rya means rug in english the original meaning in sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile.
Ryas became part of the midcentury modern era but supplies became less and less available in the early 1980s.
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Make offer mid century wool rya rug 1960s.
I was born into a rya rug family.
Making a rya knot rug.
Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom.
In this method of rya making the rya knots are made at the same time as the background cloth is woven.
Rya rug weaving workshops i will be offering rya rug weaving workshops where you will learn how to weave a rya rug using a table loom or a floor loom.
Now it seems interest in rya rug making is growing.
For more information please visit scandinavian weaves workshop.
Their rya business provided all the supplies needed from sweden for the rya rug making process.
They were made using a form of the ghiordes knot to make the double sided pile fabric.
My grandparents angie and bill lundgren imported rya kits and supplies from sweden from 1955 1970s.
Here are a series of pictures i took as the rug progressed.
Vintage wavy ombre striped rya rug 78 x 52 black brown tan white mid century mod.
Mar 12 2020 rya rugs were in most scandinavian homes from the days of the vikings to recent decades.
