Hand-Made Towels
[Plate VIII]
PROBLEM: MAKING A RUG
The Design.—This problem, like all others in house decoration, involves in its initial stages questions of design. Before planning the rug it is necessary to know what use the rug is to have—whether it is to be for a hall, a living room, a dining-room, or a chamber, and whether it is to be used upon hard wood floors or with a carpet. This is a question of colours, and of materials; for the designer must avoid too sharp contrasts in colour, not only in the rug itself but in its relation to the other colours with which it should harmonize, and the materials used must not display glaring inconsistencies of texture. Unless the beginner has special talent as a colourist it is not wise to attempt the introduction of too many colours in one piece of work. If the warp is dark it is usually better to use light or medium woof. If several shades are used in the body of the rug, better results are obtained by using for the border or end decoration one or more plain colours which match or readily blend with the principal colours of the body of the rug.
Hand-Made Rugs
[Plate IX]