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Navajo rugs have a style of their own -- But what makes these southwestern rugs so special ?

Genuine navajo rugs (also known as southwestern rugs, native american rugs or indian rugs) are made of wool and woven by the navaho people using traditional upright tapestry looms. A unique feature of most navajo rugs is the use of a single warp thread which travels up and down throughout the whole rug. Southwestern rugs made using this technique are easily identifiable as the edges of the rugs are without a fringe.

The navaho people were first discovered by the Spanish over 300 years ago, but it was not until the late 1800's that navajo rugs were first produced. The basic weaving techniques used in the production of these southwestern rugs haven't changed from this time, although most of the wool yarns now used are produced using modern techniques.

Navajo rugs come from many distinct regions such as Ganado, Klagetoh and Burntwater, with each having it's own distinctive designs, however, the majority of southwest rugs exhibit no regional design and are known as general rugs. This is mostly due to the design being common throughout the Navaho region or the design having no regional home.

June 30, 2004

By: Paul Goodwin
Website: http://www.a-to-z-of-rugs.com

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