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Italian Naval Jacket
Italian Naval Jacket

Italian Naval Jacket

Located in New York, NY

Vintage white cotton button front jacket with multiple stitched darts, brass star detailing at collar, and removable cotton, wool, card, and gold wire embroidered handwork with the C...

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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Wool Carder

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Cotton

La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool)
La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool)

La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool)

By Jean François Millet

Located in Plano, TX

La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool). c. 1858. Etching. Delteil, Melot 15. only state. 10 x 7 (sheet 12 3/8 x 9 1/2).

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1850s Barbizon School Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Etching

Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb
Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb

Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb

Located in Meulebeke, BE

This rare textile tool, used for carding and preparing wool fibers, reflects the rustic ingenuity of pre‑industrial France; where everyday objects were shaped with both function and ...

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16th Century French Rustic Antique Wool Carder

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Metal

Antique Navajo rug circa 1930 two-tone brown diamond zigzag pattern natural wool
Antique Navajo rug circa 1930 two-tone brown diamond zigzag pattern natural wool

Antique Navajo rug circa 1930 two-tone brown diamond zigzag pattern natural wool

Located in Port Washington, NY

Handwoven entirely from natural hand-spun and hand-carded wool, it features a soft ivory-cream field created from undyed white fleece, providing a light, neutral background that high...

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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique Heriz Rug with Geometric Medallion and Red-Toned Border - Rug & Kilim
Antique Heriz Rug with Geometric Medallion and Red-Toned Border - Rug & Kilim

Antique Heriz Rug with Geometric Medallion and Red-Toned Border - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

The chromatic depth of the piece is defined by a nuanced abrash, where the hand-carded wool has absorbed the vegetable dyes with slight variations, creating a painterly ripple throug...

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1910s Turkish Art Deco Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique Caucasian Handknotted Rug in Natural and Brown Colors
Antique Caucasian Handknotted Rug in Natural and Brown Colors

Antique Caucasian Handknotted Rug in Natural and Brown Colors

Located in New York, NY

This antique Caucasian tribal hand-carded, hand-spun wool rug was made in Shirvan, which is located in the region near the Caucasus Mountains.

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Early 20th Century Caucasian Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique Navajo Rug, 3'4" x 4'6"
Antique Navajo Rug, 3'4" x 4'6"

Antique Navajo Rug, 3'4" x 4'6"

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Navajo Two Grey Hills  Rug
Navajo Two Grey Hills  Rug

Navajo Two Grey Hills Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique Navajo Diamond Design
Antique Navajo Diamond Design

Antique Navajo Diamond Design

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Victorian Raised Fabric & Cut-Paper Picture of a Basket of Strawberries
Victorian Raised Fabric & Cut-Paper Picture of a Basket of Strawberries

Victorian Raised Fabric & Cut-Paper Picture of a Basket of Strawberries

Located in Downingtown, PA

Raised and three-dimensional pictures of fruit and flowers, built up from fabric, wool, felt, paper, and card, were a popular form of domestic handicraft in Britain and America throu...

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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Felt

Woman - Drawing on Paper - 18th Century

Woman - Drawing on Paper - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork represents a woman carding wool, skillfully created through confident and soft strokes in black in a well-balanced composition.

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18th Century Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Pencil

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Rare Pair of Serapi Card Table Weavings, c. 1920
Rare Pair of Serapi Card Table Weavings, c. 1920

Rare Pair of Serapi Card Table Weavings, c. 1920

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H 0.13 in W 30 in D 30 in

Rare Pair of Serapi Card Table Weavings, c. 1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

A finely woven pair of unusual card table weavings. Circa 1920.

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1920s Mexican Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Navajo Pictorial Blanket, circa 1920

Navajo Pictorial Blanket, circa 1920

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H 72 in W 46 in D 46 in

Navajo Pictorial Blanket, circa 1920

By Navajo Indian Art

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Woven of handspun wool in natural hand carded gray with aniline dyed red, yellow and green.

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1920s American Native American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

20th Century Italian Peyron San Miniato Florentine Style Carpet Heraldic Eagle
20th Century Italian Peyron San Miniato Florentine Style Carpet Heraldic Eagle

20th Century Italian Peyron San Miniato Florentine Style Carpet Heraldic Eagle

Located in Firenze, IT

The Mercatal carpet "Mercatal" carpets, were made using wool carded, spun and dyed by the Lanificio Val Bisenzio.

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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs
Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs

Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs

Located in Soquel, CA

(This is hand-loomed and Hand Carded Wool, so variations in width are to be expected).

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Early 1900s Other Art Style Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique baby Navajo Rug, AS IS
Antique baby Navajo Rug, AS IS

Antique baby Navajo Rug, AS IS

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Wonderful Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug Littaning Patterns
Wonderful Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug Littaning Patterns

Wonderful Two Grey Hills Navajo Rug Littaning Patterns

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Amazing Antique Navajo Rug
Amazing Antique Navajo Rug

Amazing Antique Navajo Rug

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W 50 in L 76 in

Amazing Antique Navajo Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs, 1900
Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs, 1900

Navajo Rug with Spider Woman Cross and Whirling Logs, 1900

Located in Soquel, CA

(This is hand-loomed and Hand Carded Wool, so variations in width are to be expected).

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Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Persian Antique Traditional Farahan Hand Knotted Camel, Red, Blue Rug
Persian Antique Traditional Farahan Hand Knotted Camel, Red, Blue Rug

Persian Antique Traditional Farahan Hand Knotted Camel, Red, Blue Rug

Located in New York, NY

These rugs are considered to be among the most renowned, original and artistic room size carpets made with hand-carded wool and vegetable dyes.

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Early 1900s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wood

Pair of Navajo Indian Arrow Motif Crystal Woven Pillows
Pair of Navajo Indian Arrow Motif Crystal Woven Pillows

Pair of Navajo Indian Arrow Motif Crystal Woven Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This striking pair of pillows were made from a Navajo Indian Crystal weaving showing a colorfully outlined arrow pattern against an ivory background. Woven from hand carded Churro w...

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Early 20th Century Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Cotton

English Late 19th Century Mahogany and Needlepoint Tilt-Top Game/Card Table
English Late 19th Century Mahogany and Needlepoint Tilt-Top Game/Card Table

English Late 19th Century Mahogany and Needlepoint Tilt-Top Game/Card Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An English late 19th century mahogany and needlepoint Victorian tilt-top game table. The square top mounted with a figural needlepoint coat-of-arms "Perseverantia Victor", ...

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool, Mahogany

Robert Thorburn Ross RSA, Carding, Oil Painting
Robert Thorburn Ross RSA, Carding, Oil Painting

Robert Thorburn Ross RSA, Carding, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Here, in this fine work from 1851, we see a woman carding wool, which is the process of brushing the fibres to organise them.

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1850s Victorian Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Colorful Moroccan Rug handmade unique design, fine weave wool 4'6"x9'10
Vintage Colorful Moroccan Rug handmade unique design, fine weave wool 4'6"x9'10

Vintage Colorful Moroccan Rug handmade unique design, fine weave wool 4'6"x9'10

Located in Port Washington, NY

This wool was then washed, carded, and spun by hand, resulting in a soft and durable fiber that was perfect for weaving.

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Early 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Late Classic Period Navajo Wearing Blanket, circa 1875
Late Classic Period Navajo Wearing Blanket, circa 1875

Late Classic Period Navajo Wearing Blanket, circa 1875

By Navajo Indian Art

Located in Denver, CO

A late Classic period child's size wearing blanket finely woven with hand-spun, hand-carded wool. The red and orange wool was achieved with aniline dyes while the soft green color is...

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19th Century American Native American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Wonderful Ganada Navajo Rug
Wonderful Ganada Navajo Rug

Wonderful Ganada Navajo Rug

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W 39 in L 68 in

Wonderful Ganada Navajo Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Navajo Natural Rug with Star Motifs, circa 1900
Navajo Natural Rug with Star Motifs, circa 1900

Navajo Natural Rug with Star Motifs, circa 1900

Located in Evanston, IL

The rug is made completely of hand-shorn wool and is hand carded and spun as well. The colors are completely natural.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Incredible Antique Navajo Rug
Incredible Antique Navajo Rug

Incredible Antique Navajo Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

After the wool was carded together it was spun very fine, sometimes even as fine as thread.

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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Navajo Indian Early Crystal Bolster Pillow
Navajo Indian Early Crystal Bolster Pillow

Navajo Indian Early Crystal Bolster Pillow

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This Navajo Indian woven bolster pillow was made from an early Crystal Trading Post weaving that dates to the late 1920s. Showing a hand carded ivory wool background, the weaving a...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Down

Whimsical Card Game Antique English Needlepoint
Whimsical Card Game Antique English Needlepoint

Whimsical Card Game Antique English Needlepoint

Located in Concord, MA

Whimsical card game (probably Bridge) antique English needlepoint. Probably made as a pillow face. Wonderful design and color, late 19th-early 20th century. Measures: 23 x 23 inches.

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Early 20th Century Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Vintage Navajo Ganado Textile, circa 1910

Vintage Navajo Ganado Textile, circa 1910

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Woven from all natural native handspun wool, hand carded gray background with serrated border and crosses.

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1910s American Navajo Antique Wool Carder

Materials

Wool

Antique French Fabric Pillows
Antique French Fabric Pillows

Antique French Fabric Pillows

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Also French hand rolled mattresses made the original way from carded wool, available to order.

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Early 20th Century French Antique Wool Carder

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Located in Tucson, AZ

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Antique Wool Carder For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique wool carder for your home. Frequently made of fabric, wool and wood, every antique wool carder was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique wool carder — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique wool carder is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique wool carder that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jean François Millet produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Wool Carder?

The average selling price for an antique wool carder at 1stDibs is $3,000, while they’re typically $164 on the low end and $36,000 for the highest priced.