Antique Yarn

"Falling Asleep While Spinning Yarn" by Louis Edwarmay is a captivating piece that beautifully

Rare and unusual pictorial black cats cotton yarn hooked rug/ mounted on black linen and wood frame

Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville French, 1852-1941 Three Kittens with Ball of Yarn Oil on canvas

American Primitive Wooden Yarn Winder, 19th century, mounted on an ebonized metal stand. Overall

A pair of candlestick holders made from antique yarn spools. Wooden columns are finished with brass

Victorian Wooden Yarn Swift / Wool Winder on Stand, c.1850 A fine mid-19th century umbrella swift

examples survive outside museum collections. Large sections of tonal brown raw yarn are plaited to form a

This is an antique wool winder stand. An English, walnut adjustable yarn swift, dating to the

An unusual and beautifully crafted antique silver filigree yarn holder bracelet dating to the 19th

Original Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original

Original vintage poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original

dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct tribal

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 ...

naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with a Starboard Side View of a Ship-of-the-Line , circa 1860s, a British sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture of a single decker warship under full sa...

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...

. Woven from off white, brown handspun sheep yarns of various shade, and two discernible shades of aniline

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...

Mid-late 19th century English needlepoint bell pull. A very rare & splendid example with gilt bronze lion mask mounts; maroon backing. Floral, floret & geometric motifs. 75" long, 3....

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...

, celebrated for its use of fine, aniline-dyed wool yarns. The composition features a visually arresting

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...

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 ...

flow of the yarn.

A spectacular antique 4x6 Hereke rug of hand-knotted silk and metal yarns, originating from Turkey

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...

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 ...

yarn. Dimensions & Material: These cabinets often feature a walnut and mahogany wood construction

magazines, toys, firewood or balls of yarn.

yarn or thread. Elevated by a custom steel stand, the antique shuttle lives on as a sculptural object

Needlepoint carpets are created by stitching wool yarn through a canvas producing a refined

width on the body. The beads and metal are on a multiple strands of soft yarn that are long enough to

Silk Road. Many shades of green were used (sacred color), even the blue. The yarns are dyed with

tribal encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun

-early example of its kind, it has been hand-crocheted from a pale cream rayon silk yarn. The silhouette

-intensive, ancient process of resist-dyeing the yarns before they are woven on a loom, resulting in the

Berlin wool, a brightly dyed yarn made accessible by industrial production, coincided with changes in

yarns are dyed with vegetable substances, but the black was obtained with iron oxide, that corroded the

hours of extended ocean voyages using the same heavy wool yarns and needles sailors employed to mend

Berlin wool, a brightly dyed yarn made accessible by industrial production, coincided with changes in

, with the vibrant reds and deep blues of the yarn showing remarkably little fading for a textile of this

woolie remains in good condition with very strong colors. There are some pulls to the yarn and a very

mixed-media artistry from the Regency era, utilizing silk floss and worsted wool yarn over a silk-on

making. The intensely rich blue dye is derived from natural indigo. The yarn must be dyed in multiple

and cotton yarns and adopting curved, eccentric wefts in order to accentuate the electric force of the

primarily for domestic use. To make a çekme, the weaver loops multi-ply wool yarn over a wooden guide rod

young girl has fallen asleep in a chair while working with yarn, her head gently inclined to one side in

dyed by hand on traditional looms in Uzbekistan. Because the yarn is dyed before weaving — the defining

the woman's shoulder - who are both transfixed by the woman's yarn. Indistinctly signed to the lower

surface. The palette is strikingly modern, featuring a complex interplay of variegated yarns in soft

, where strips of fabric or yarn are pulled through a sturdy backing. This resourceful and highly durable

examples of Turkish handicrafts with a rich history. Hereke rugs are known for their high-quality yarns and

lozenge lattice pattern of weft-float beige yarns on a blue plainweave ground. Banded blue end panels

. Historically, English rugs of this era were a labor of extreme dedication, hand-stitched with fine wool yarns

of Germantown yarns brought brighter colors and more intricate patterning. However, around the turn

to rugs, partly due to the introduction of commercial dyes and yarns, which changed the standard

-stitched with woolen yarns onto a structural canvas, a technique that allowed for an extraordinary level of