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About the Amish Knot Rug |
The Amish Knot, also called the Navajo Knot is
quite similar to the Flat Wrap in its basic rug
making method. How they got their names, both
Amish Knot and Navajo Knot, is anyone's guess,
as there really is not a connection to either
the Amish or the Navajos. The term "Amish Knot"
could have resulted from "Armenian" because the
technique does have connections with Armenian
lace. The Amish Knot can be made detached from
anything and with a radial construction or it
may be applied on canvas, which will result in a
very unique looking rug.
The Amish Knot rag rugs were usually created in
a radial construction. Short strips of fabric
were used and the rug was fashioned by threading
these strips into a large-eyed needle using a
continuous blanket or buttonhole stitch.
The Amish Knot was sometimes referred to as a
"toothbrush" rug because the "needle" was often
created by drilling a hole in an old wooden
toothbrush handle. More unique and fancier
stitches were used for heavier rugs.
The rugs contain a pebbly texture, both front
and back, and patterns can be created by using
at least two strands of fabric strip at the same
time.
Amish Knot rugs are often made on canvas which
provides for a quite different raised texture
than the radial construction method. The look of
the rug also differs depending on the type of
fabric used. The differences in appearance can
also result from the types of stitches that are
worked, as well as whether they are worked back
and forth in rows, all in the same direction, or
a combination of the two.
Amish Knot rugs, which are canvas based, are
heavier and stiffer, as well as thicker, and are
not reversible. Beginners can master the canvas
technique better because there is no need for
"increasing" in order to make the rug like flat.
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