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Threads of Empire A History of the World in Twelve Carpets by Dorothy Armstrong

Carpet specialist Dorothy Armstrong tells the stories surrounding twelve of the world's most fascinating carpets.

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Dorothy Armstrong's Threads of Empire is a spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpets. Beautiful, sensuous, and enigmatic, great carpets follow power. Emperors, shahs, sultans and samurai crave them as symbols of earthly domination. Shamans and priests desire them to evoke the spiritual realm. The world's 1% hunger after them as displays of extreme status. And yet these seductive objects are made by poor and illiterate weavers, using the most basic materials and crafts; hedgerow plants for dyes, fibers from domestic animals, and the millennia-old skills of interweaving warps, wefts and knots.
In Threads of Empire, Armstrong tells the histories of some of the world's most fascinating carpets, exploring how these textiles came into being then were transformed as they moved across geography.

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JK Monitor: Blending tradition with technology, IICT digitizes 560 old carpet designs, work underway for conversion of remaining designs with NABARD funding. “In order to prevent loss of treasure trove of yore and safeguard cultural heritage, the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, has successfully digitized 560 carpet designs in the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), […]

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An image of a pair of legs wearing dark grey Uniqlo trousers and Nike trainers on the carpeted section of the citizenM hotel lobby, with a pair of low tables with a cruciform design to the upper-left.

Romantic #Rugs & #Carpets: Adding Love to Your Space – Infuse warmth and romance into your home with beautifully designed carpets that enhance the ambiance. Explore how the perfect rug can create a cozy and intimate setting for special moments.

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Love this collection of rather psychedelic 1970s carpets from the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.

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A selection of brightly covered 1970s carpets from a Glasgow Library.

Women hand-weaving at a traditional Kurdish carpet shop, Ranya, #Iraq

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And I'm not even high. :surprised_pikachu:

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Darth Vader saying: "I am become puke."

Luke replies: "Destroyer of carpets?"

Why Indian Carpet Manufacturers Are the Best Choice for Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
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How to Choose the Best Carpet Manufacturer in India for Your Home or Business
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ug and Furniture Styling: The Ultimate Guide to Effortlessly Elegant Spaces (2024)
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Yung Tatu, “2020a”, 2020, carpet, 150 × 80 cm ★ Germany ★ https://artviewer.org/natures-mortes-at-palais-de-tokyo/ ⦾ https://www.instagram.com/yung.tatu/ #YungTatu #YoungTatu #contemporaryart #hilite #streetart #installationart #characters #rabbits #darkculture #carpets #fiberart #comparisons #Winzavod #tattooartists #2020s

Мне понравилось, как была выставлена эта хайлайт-работа. С тремя выложенными в ряд белыми матами. Немного напоминает архитектурную инсталляцию Марины Кошлиной, которую можно было увидеть этим летом на Винзаводе.

В большом выставочном пространстве вдоль длинной белой стены впритык к ней выложены три белых мата. Над левым матом почти по центру на стене висит зеленовато-голубой светлый ковёр с несимметричным изображением головы кролика. У кролика видны два больших резца, левое ухо заломано, между глаз на лоб нанесён перевёрнутый чёрный крест. Кролик и две виньетки под ним исполнены чёрными линиями с персиковой заливкой. Рисунок выткан по небрежному рисунку в даркерском, контркультурном стиле, но цвета ковра пастельные, если не считать чёрных контуров и чёрного креста. // In the large exhibition space, three white mats are laid out close to a long white wall. Above the left mat, almost in the center of the wall, hangs a light greenish-blue carpet with an asymmetrical image of a rabbit’s head. The rabbit has two large incisors, its left ear is broken, and an inverted black cross is painted between its eyes on its forehead. The rabbit and two vignettes below it are made of black lines with a peach fill. The design is woven over a loose pattern in a dark, countercultural style, but the colours of the carpet are pastel, except for the black outlines and the black cross. // Yung Tatu, “2020a”, 2020, carpet

Tyrrell Tapaha, “Think for Yourself”, 2022, Diné-style tapestry, handspun and commercial vegetal-dyed Churro/alpaca, 107 × 152 cm ★ Diné/USA ★ https://hyperallergic.com/779783/tyrrell-tapaha-fresh-approach-pictorial-navajo-textiles/ ⦾ https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=nBz22zSF41U ⦾ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBz22zSF41U #TyrrellTapaha #contemporaryart #fiberart #tapestry #carpets #queerart #swastika #Dinéculture #Diné #Navajo #Dinéartists #Dineartists #textileartists #indigenousartists #nonbinaryartists #2020s

Гобелен, большую часть которого занимают фрагменты разных геометрических узоров, также по гобелену «рассыпаны» кресты и свастики. Сверху в красном поле написано «Ada nitsijikees», ниже слева и справа сидят две пожилые дамы в платьях и головных платках. Между дамами выткана огороженная площадка с тремя деревьями. // The tapestry, most of which is occupied by fragments of various geometric patterns, also crosses and swastikas are “scattered” across the tapestry. At the top in a red field is written “Ada nitsijikees”, below on the left and right are two elderly ladies in dresses and headscarves. Between the ladies is woven a fenced area with three trees. // Tyrrell Tapaha, “Think for Yourself”, 2022, Diné-style tapestry

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