Antique Looms

Armenian and Azeri artisans alike plied their looms with rhythmic devotion—this runner captures the

less by a template than by an intimate conversation with the loom. The spacing of the motifs is dense

the Virgin Mary and other women. The empty cross, with a cloth and ladder still in place, looms above

accents that highlight the structure of the loom-woven panels. Its organic irregularities, exposed seams

weavers who used their looms as both a canvas and a form of storytelling. A timeless piece for collectors

, and saffron orange—each stripe hand-loomed with remarkable precision. The multicolor fringe on all

fleece and vegetable-based dyes. The rug is woven on a horizontal loom using slit-weave kilim technique

wool and woven on horizontal looms by nomadic weavers. Its elongated size makes it ideal as a gallery

a wet loom) creates an incredibly sturdy, almost stiff rug that resists wear and rippling over time

Loomes lists Barraud & Lund as working from Bishopsgate within Cornhill c.1839-63.

spring. A palm tree with beautifully articulated leaves looms above. Date: 19th century Origin: Austria

, underscoring the patriotic spirit of the era. Woven entirely by hand using a Jacquard loom, this coverlet not

though as if this was the weaver's fantasy that has come to life. The Loom was her Dream Catcher and her

highlighting their desperation. British ships loom in the background, symbolizing the threat of invasion, while

weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally

, with the winter looming over us this one is just in time to be put to work The Fire Guard is 26” high

prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally by the

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

traverse the scene, while a charming church with a rounded cupola looms elegantly in the background, adding

executed on a low horizontal loom, the weavers of Aubusson were able to create an illusion of depth in

loom. One small cutting of fabric is included to the left of the image, with the technical aspects of

be purchased in shops, with the actual manufacturing to be completed on looms set up in the weaver's

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally by the

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

mausoleums fill the foreground. Mountains loom softly in the distance, adding to the composition’s meditative

a moment of tenderness or desperation—while a shadowy third figure looms in the background, casting

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These

. The signature is itemised in the following clockmaker directory: Brian Loomes - Watchmakers and

surmounted by elaborate scrolling foliate surmount, which looms over the mirror plate. The wonderfully foxed

work depicts a landscape at sunset, with a city looming in the distance. In the foreground, a group of

” x 13”, is crafted from a delicate, ivory-toned, hand-loomed silk and bears an embroidered crowned “W

and expressive, with the castle looming above the village below and a small figure in the foreground

Rare, double-sided piece, this piece is 100% hand-loomed wool. Vivid reds, brown, terra cotta

looms of 19th-century northwestern Persia, this hand-knotted wool antique Bakshaish rug runner is an

born—a woven reverie crafted in the famed looms of Tianjin or Beijing. With its deep indigo blue field

Pair of 18th century hand loomed Aubusson fragments made into pillows with new fringe and backing.

Loomes, Watch and Clockmakers of the World as working between 1840 and 1856 in Cheltenham. Well known for

Antique French Forest scene tapestry, circa 1880, 4'6 x 10'. An antique French fine hand-loomed

Hand-carved from Wood this is a wonderful example of a Backstrap Loom, an essential component of

During the Art Deco period many designers commissioned their patterns to the city looms located in

Abbey in wool on an hand-loom jacquard. The pattern consists of an all-over repeat of a pair of

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. Tapestry is weft-faced

, towering mountains loom under a sky suffused with soft pinks, purples, and blues, creating a dramatic

gold. Each carefully handwoven detail reveals the elegant precision of the Aubusson weaver’s loom

dyeing techniques and delicately woven on looms to create this elegant piece. Place this piece in a

natural materials varied from batch to batch and woolen warp or weft may stretch, especially on a loom

, especially on a loom that is regularly folded up for transport and set up anew at another camp.

, especially on a loom that is regularly folded up for transport and set up anew at another camp.

natural materials varied from batch to batch and woollen warp or weft may stretch, especially on a loom

detailed armor. He holds a command baton and rests one hand confidently on his sword. A large cannon looms

calico coverings added and finished in red stripe hand loom twill Indian cotton. French, circa 1880