Hinggi Cloth, Ikat woven Dutch Cotton, Sumba Island Indonesia, Early 20th Century, detail Stitches in Time returned to Birdwood House Gallery in Totnes for the second time. The first visit to this venue in 2018 saw snows in March which meant that visitors to Totnes, including numerous folks that could not get to school or […]
Old, worn South West Persian flat-woven carpet in usable state with great palette and very finely woven. Age: Late 19th century Condition: uneven condition with cobbled repairs and reweaves, sides and ends original and intact minor losses to side wrappings and ends. Pure wool. Carpet is still stable and usable. Size: 8ft 2in X 6ft […]
Pure wool, with losses and low pile. Age: 19th century Condition: Low pile, sides original and intact, losses to top and bottom – see photos. Size: 24in X 22in 61cm X 56cm Price: £145 Click on an image below to view an enlarged image gallery of the rug. ENQUIRE ABOUT THIS RUG Please fill out […]
View of Stroud looking south from Stroud Slad Farm camping field. Stroud is an interesting town, more so if one is visiting from Totnes in Devon. Why? Because there are some similarities which inform about both Places. Nestled in a valley on the edge of the limestone Cotswold Hills, Stroud is a small town about […]
Persian, possibly Kurdish, small rug. Wool on cotton. Age: Early 20th century Condition: Very good uneven pile, sides re-cast and ends original, minor tinting in places. Size: 5ft 9in X 3ft 3in 1.75m X 1.00m Price: SOLD Click on an image below to view an enlarged image gallery of the rug. ENQUIRE ABOUT THIS RUG […]
Caucasian Shirvan ‘banded’ kilim. Wool. 3.50m x 1.60m My first experience of Woolfest in the Lake District was overwhelmingly positive. As a first-time trader I was initially apprehensive even though I had visited Cockermouth a couple of years previously, more about that bizarre experience later… I stopped en route at a pleasant campsite that afforded […]
A great small format example. Wool with white cotton highlights on wool foundation with a stunning palette of many different natural abashed colours. Finely knotted and in excellent condition for an antique rug of at least 100 years of age. THIS ITEM WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ‘Stitches in Time’ An exhibition of global antique carpets, […]
Nice Rug, minor loss one end. Sides wearing but will be overcast. Age: Early 20th century Condition: Very good even pile, sides and ends wearing, minor loss bottom end. Size: 7 ft X 5 ft 2.10 m X 1.50 m Price: SOLD Click on an image below to view an enlarged image gallery of the […]
Abrashed Field, wonderful palette. Worn but stable condition. Sides and ends wearing but will be overcast and secured. Age: Late 19th century Condition:Low uneven pile, sides and ends wearing with losses, foundation showing in one or two areas. One or two small holes. Size: 9 ft 5 in X 4 ft 5 in 2.86 m […]