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Falling Asleep While Spinning Yarn
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Falling Asleep While Spinning Yarn" by Louis Edwarmay is a captivating piece that beautifully
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Pictorial Cats/ Yarn Hooked Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and unusual pictorial black cats cotton yarn hooked rug/ mounted on black linen and wood frame
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Yarn Spool Candlestick Holders, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of candlestick holders made from antique yarn spools. Wooden columns are finished with brass
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Late 19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Brass

Antique Wool Winder Stand, English, Walnut, Adjustable Yarn Swift, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique wool winder stand. An English, walnut adjustable yarn swift, dating to the
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Yarn

Materials

Walnut

Rare Paul Poiret Braided Yarn and Silk Tulle Toque
By Paul Poiret
Located in New York, NY
examples survive outside museum collections. Large sections of tonal brown raw yarn are plaited to form a
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Yarn

Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1934 Baby Blue Vintage Poster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Original Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby in Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Original vintage poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

Ikat Textile from Toraja Tribe of Sulawesi with Stunning Tribal Motifs C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A very large Irate Textile from the Toraja tribes of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Toraja tribes people are an ethnic and cultural group of people who occupy the mountainous highlands of ...
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19th Century Indonesian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Rare Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct tribal
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1920s Indonesian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Rare Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct tribal
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1920s Indonesian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Rare Ikat Textile from Timor Stunning Tribal Motifs & Colors, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct
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Early 1900s Indonesian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Embroidered Fruit Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Embroidered Fruit Still Life A beautiful embroidery of a colorful grape vine with rich colors of red, purple and blue. Signed "E. P. S. F." lower right. Presented in a new mat and g...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Yarn

Materials

Fabric, Yarn

Ikat Textile from Toraja Tribe of Sulawesi with Stunning Tribal Motifs, C. 1920
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A large Ikat Textile from the Toraja tribes of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Toraja tribes people are an ethnic and cultural group of people who occupy the mountainous highlands of South ...
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1920s Indonesian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

"Deer with Tree of Life", Art Deco-Modernist Embroidery in Deep Red and Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An important example of Modernist needlework and fabric design, this richly-colored embroidery panel depicts a tree of life, full of birds circling a tree expressed in the fashionabl...
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Antique Navajo Chief Blanket Third Phase Revival
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Woven from off white, brown handspun sheep yarns of various shade, and two discernible shades of aniline
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

XIX century. A jeweled bow with tassels, in low gold. Neapolitan area.
Located in Firenze, IT
XIX century. A jeweled bow with tassels, in low gold. Neapolitan area. The jewel is a pendant, with a ring positioned on the back that allows you to pass a necklace even of a not sma...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Gold

Circular Table Cover 1750s Italian Fabric Embroidered with Blue and Pink Flowers
Located in Milano, MI
Round Embroidered Tablecloth Italian handicraft Del 1700 obtained by splicing together strips of textured fabric, giving a continuity to the composition of a damask pattern made of r...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Silver

1970s Handmade Chinoiserie Chinese Rug with Fortune Symbals and Floral Design
Located in San Gabriel, CA
flow of the yarn.
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1920s Chinese Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Vintage Silk Thread Wall Art Flora and Fauna Painting Featuring Peacocks
Located in Miami, FL
Original signed artwork of Suzhou embroidery and its important to Chinese culture as an art form. Stunningly beautiful and traditional work in this vintage silk thread wall art of ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Bronze

Restored French Crystal 7 Light Basket Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French style basket chandelier with draped octagon shaped faceted crystals accented with spear shaped crystals on top and bottom. There is a red tassel woven on the center post. Bras...
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Early 20th Century American Antique Yarn

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Hand-Knotted Antique Hereke Rug in Beige Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A spectacular antique 4x6 Hereke rug of hand-knotted silk and metal yarns, originating from Turkey
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1910s Turkish Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn, Silk

Vintage Oushak West Anatolia Rug
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Oushak carpet circa 1930 with a center medallion on a celadon background with a border of flowers and vines. Serene shades of pinks, yellow and blues create a geometric des...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Hand-Knotted Wool Tibetan Lotus Flower Area Rug
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a hand-knotted on a black tinted Yak wool background are twelve distinct lotus flowers in an array of colors comprised of natural dyes that was acquired during a trip to T...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Yarn

A Pair of Chairs, Livingroom Exclusive Edwardian Mahogany Boxwood Home Décor
Located in Wembley, GB
Magnificently created a set of decorative antique Edwardian English seats. The shaped top rail is inlaid with leafy scrollwork above a pierced splat, the stuff-over seat upholstered ...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Yarn

Materials

Organic Material, Yarn, Cotton, Fabric, Wood, Boxwood, Hardwood

Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
art woolwork picture handcrafted of woolen yarn in a bold variety of stitches, depicting a single gun
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshi-Ori Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
repurposed threads, either from commercial kimono production or home produced recycled cotton or silk yarns
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Early 19th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century English Needlepoint Rug
Located in New York, NY
needle and wool yarn to create stitches on an open grid cotton fabric known as the “canvas.” This
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Early 20th Century English Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
threads, either from commercial kimono production or from home-produced recycled yarns. They are often
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
reliable structure of the pile that does not shed yarns. Under the condition of proper maintenance, the
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Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
. The rug’s lovingly-worn pile is woven with vegetable-dyed yarns in a rich palette of crimson, light
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Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Vintage Gray and White Striped Goat Hair Rug 8'3''x10'4''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
. The Yarn is entirely hand-spun, washed, and finished by artisans, giving it a dry, organic texture
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Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Goat Hair

Antique Beaded Ceremonial Dance Sarong (Lawo Butu) East Flores, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
loss and some reattachment of (old) beads with newer cotton yarns, as well as one patched area in the
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Beads

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of yarn.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
H 20.75 in W 15.25 in D 13.5 in
Vintage Ivory and Charcoal Striped Kilim 5'9''x9'5''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
touch of rustic elegance. Key Features: Material: Hand-Spun Wool and Recycled Yarn Fibers Construction
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Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

The Wool Winder (1877) by Swedish Female Artist Emma Ekwall
Located in Stockholm, SE
and a man as they wind wool together—she with focused care, he with gentle attentiveness. The yarn
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1870s Realist Antique Yarn

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl with Cat Girolamo Nattino 1842-1913 Watercolor
Located in Woodbury, CT
Painting of an Italian woman making yarn, playing with a cat. Late 19th or early 20th century
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Late 19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Paint

Vintage Mustard Yellow Vertical and Horizonttal Striped Cotton Rug 5'4''x6'1''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
originally woven by village artisans, each patch retains the integrity of hand-spun yarns and time-worn
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Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton

Charming Island Children – “Kinder der Insel” by R. Possin, c. 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
, holding strands of wool or yarn, their expressions contemplative yet full of gentle curiosity. The wooden
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Early 1900s Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

Antique Small Mahal Rug with a Large Scale All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
wool yarns with an almost translucent effect. This antique Mahal showcases a large scale rendition of
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Early 1900s Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

An Art Deco Gilt Bronze Paperweight Set Over A Marble Plinth
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco, gilt bronze paperweight of a cat playing with a ball of yarn. Set over a marble plinth
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1920s Antique Yarn

Materials

Marble

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion with Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
yarns dyed in botanical pigments, warp threads finely aligned to render painterly detail, and a
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Antique Navajo-Style Carpet with Modern Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
commercial dyes and Germantown yarns, artisans relied on the hues of undyed, handspun wool—often from the
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Late 19th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Zabihi Collection Tribal Persian Camel Hair Serab Runner
Located in New York, NY
encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool
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Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Goat Hair

Vintage Ikat Cloth Wall hanging Indonesia Asian Textiles Home Decor
Located in London, GB
dyed cotton yarn. Comprising of 2 panels sewn together to form a larger cloth a technique often used
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Old Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
refined visual effect. The black ground weave sets off the red and yellow yarns beautifully, giving the
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Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Antique Art Deco Nichols Chinese Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
"Super Chinese" rug. American wool exporters in this town had begun to machine-spin their yarn around
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mid-Century Gray and Ivory Mazandaran Kilim 7'4''x10'4''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
, this rug seamlessly blends rustic heritage with contemporary sensibilities. Made from hand-spun yarn
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Early 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Goat Hair

19th Century Caucasian Soumak Rug Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
detailing. The weaving technique—wrapping colored weft threads over warp yarns—produces a smooth face and a
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Late 19th Century Armenian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

The Flax Spinner - Belgian Victorian art female portrait oil painting craftwork
Located in London, GB
cottage industry, the final step of flax textile production being spinning, to make yarn that can be used
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19th Century Realist Antique Yarn

Materials

Oil

Zabihi Collection Tribal Oversize Persian Bakshaish Rug
Located in New York, NY
mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool of the weaver's own
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Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Oversized Antique Shahrestan Rug in Orange and Blue Tones - Rug & Kilim
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
very special piece, and is very finely woven, with a healthy and lustrous yarn that’s aged beautifully
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1910s Indian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Navajo (Diné) Transitional Period Rug, Natural Wool, Serrated Diamond Pattern
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
—ivory, white, and dark gray—accented by vibrant aniline-dyed red and orange yarns. The dynamic geometry
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne
By Antoine Calbet
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Theseus kill the Minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved through the
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Yazd Carpet
Located in New York, NY
thicker yarn giving a lower knot count and finer wear. Yazd carpets are sturdier and do not have the fake
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Late 19th Century Persian Regency Revival Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Vintage Heriz 100% Wool Persian Rug Carpet 120 x 80 inches 20th Century
Located in London, GB
-quality wool yarn, which is knotted on cotton warp. These rugs from northwestern Iran are more suitable
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Early 20th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Canadian Fort
Located in Nantucket, MA
condition with only a small amount of the expected raised yarn ends. The colors remain bright and vibrant
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Regency Silk and Wool Picture of Mother and Her Children, after John Hoppner RA
By Sir John Hoppner
Located in Downingtown, PA
yarn, Merino wool yarn and oil paint. A remarkable silk picture with painted sky background and each
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Silk

19th C. Suzani Bukhara Uzbekistan Antique Embroidered Islamic Art Textile Susani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
yarns are organic vegetable dyed. The piece was made in different pieces that were put together. This
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Islamic Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen

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Antique Yarn For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique yarn for your home. Frequently made of cord, yarn and fabric, every antique yarn was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique yarn — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique yarn, those designed in Folk Art, Industrial and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Plateau Indians each produced at least one beautiful antique yarn that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Yarn?

Prices for an antique yarn can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $75 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,450.