Shopper’s Diary: Anta in Edinburgh

From Francesca: On a recent 48-hour side trip to Edinburgh, I discovered Anta, a purveyor of fabric by the yard, pillows, rugs, and accessories ... to Scottish plaid. antastorefront1.jpg Below: Cawdor Boot Bag of 100 percent wool carpet; £105. antautilitybag.jpg smalltartanbag.jpg Below: Brodick 100 percent wool carpet rug [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 17:15:16

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Cleaning Oriental Rugs Properly and Keep Them Looking Great

When you buy a wool carpet or area rug, you know that they have a beauty that cannot be compared. They are expensive but they are the finest carpets available. For many people wool carpets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:50:03

Flooring Types Made-Easy

by Alix Montoya If you do a Google search on all flooring types available today, you will literally find thousands of options ... . Carpeting comes in staggering options. There are wool carpets, nylon, plush and even Berber. It’s best [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:44:00

Why block hand knits? Here's why (and how)!

includes 2 illustrations, click any illustration to enlargeAs to the "why" of blocking: here is a "pocket hat" (made of wool) ... wet, doing this on a carpet will make the carpet wet--a LOT of water gets pressed out in this step.5 ... , dry towel. What happens next depends on the size of the item.For small items like hats, mittens [more...]

Date: 2008-03-13 12:25:00

The Alt Fuel Race Cars of 2025

Never ones to turn down a chance to sing about vehicles, we can't help but take a little inspiration from Zager and Evans: "In the year 2025, ... upside down. Like socks on a wool carpet, it charges from wireless electricity. Ouch. BMW Hydrogen ... regeneration, turbine extractors and PV panels. It's also betting it survives long enough to see 2025 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 14:25:00

Horrors

Many years ago, my mother had some beautiful wool carpeting laid on the stairs and the large landing up stairs in her home. It was a gorgeous, as well as sturdy carpeting. It's still there today. A little more worn, with some cat-inflicted damage on the stairs but still quite serviceable. This evening it was defiled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:31:00

Morbid Home Decor

Over a year ago, I posted Killer Home Decor and found out how many of you have a subversive, ... either smiles on their faces or chills down their backs! Roadkill Carpet 440roadkillcarpet.jpg Ew, what’s that on your rug? Studio OOOMS has a handmade 100% wool carpet that looks beautiful [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 12:04:18

Maintenance of Woolen Fabrics

We make use of woolen fabrics in our day to day life, right from below the toes to above the head - carpets to caps. Following characteristics makes wool more useful and comfortable too: ? Wool is one of the most breathable fibers on earth. ? Wool gives comfortable warmth to your body. ? [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 17:29:36

The Alt-Fuel Race Cars of 2025

Never ones to turn down a chance to sing about vehicles, we can't help but take a little inspiration from Zager and Evans: " ... just as closely. Like Hot Wheels' G-Force, it races upside down. Like socks on a wool carpet, it charges ... regeneration, turbine extractors and PV panels [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:20:40

Knight XV Biofuel SUV

The Knight XV SUV has been described as the the most secure and luxurious SUV in the world ... with each one having it’s own side-mounted tray. There is also Wilton Wool carpeting, a sunroof [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:22:31

Crash Course On Different Floor Types

by Alix Montoya Are you looking for a new floor for home improvement ideas? ... popular choices that you can consider. Carpeting comes in many different kinds like wool, nylon, pile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:46:14

Henna Comes Home

Henna is a natural paste that has been used to etch temporary exotic flourishes on hands and other body parts for 5,000 years ... textiles. Among them, the producers of the Hamsah Hand Rug at West Elm. It’s made of pure hand-tufted wool and is sold up to an 8×10 ($499). I’m floored by the carpet’s interpretation of a henna hand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:00:33

Learning How to Make a Rag Rug: a How-To

I love rag rugs. I grew up with a beautiful rag rug carpet that had been made out of a variety of red, brown and black wool rags ... a movie. They just feel really nice to walk on, too. Consider making your own rag rug [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 22:11:00

Herding Pure Wool Shag

If you’re allergy- and pet-free and in need of some volume to warm up your chilly hardwood floors this winter, ... of friendly fluff at designer carpet stores, and they can run up to $5,000 for anything bigger than ... to its undyed wool products, such as the ivory colored, ultra shaggy rug (below). The blond lady [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:00:39

Keep your nursery snug with the Global Warming Rug

e039316de49e7e49ef022ac4935df8ca.jpg I'm not usually into blue, but I love this carpet. For obviously reasons, it's called the Global Warming Rug. Lone polar bear, strides across diminished ice floe, surrounded by vast Arctic Sea. Subtle it's not, cute it is. Made from 100% wool. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:45:07

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