Eine Fotoaufnahme eines Needlepoint Teppichs.

Needlepoint | 366 x 274 cm | Nr. 15517

2.890,00 €

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Needlepoint

This rug in black and turquoise exists in this form only once: it brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Measuring 366 × 274 cm, it is in good hands as a rug for spacious living areas. It also cuts a fine figure in a reception area. Colouring and texture give a room a homely atmosphere – with a character no second rug shares.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	China
Dimensions	366 cm x 274 cm (= 10.03 m²)
Construction	hand-embroidered
Material	Pile: wool Weft: X Warp: cotton
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Needlepoint is an English word for embroidery that has become the established German term for rugs made using embroidery. There is a whole range of embroidery techniques.

The kelim stitch and its variant, the stem stitch, form patterns that look knitted. The kelim stitch pattern shows horizontal ribs; those of the stem stitch run vertically. Both patterns are built up from rows of diagonal stitches, with the stitches of every second row running in the opposite direction. With the stem stitch, back stitches are worked between the rows of kelim stitches. Both stitches suit large and small pattern areas alike.

Gobelin embroidery imitates tapestry weaving and takes its name from the Gobelin manufactory. Unlike the weaving technique, in which areas of colour are created by laying weft threads of different colours into the stretched warp, Gobelin embroidery covers the thread intersections of the ground fabric with diagonal stitches in coloured embroidery yarn. The character of the picture comes from the skilful way it is assembled stitch by stitch from just a few shades.

We speak of needle painting when the depictions show colour transitions reminiscent of painted pictures. In needle painting, satin stitches are worked so that they interlock, graded in fine shades of colour. The stitches are set closely together, following the shape of the pattern. Needle painting is often combined with stem stitches, split stitches and French knots.

This Needlepoint rug was embroidered in China. The pattern is inspired by the floral ornaments of the classic French Aubusson and Gobelin rugs.

Material

Needlepoint rugs are made by embroidering a special canvas backing with a woollen embroidery yarn. They consist only of the foundation weave (the warp threads) and the embroidery yarn. They therefore have no thick, upward-standing pile.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.