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6. El Duderino, if you're not into the brevity thing.

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Religious Symbolism in the Islamic Prayer Rug [View all] MineralMan Mar 2018 OP

I find the topics of rugs fascinating Heddi Mar 2018 #1

Thanks. I was glad to share my experience of weaving rugs. MineralMan Mar 2018 #3

I was glad to read about your experience, and I've been thinking about them a lot, too Heddi Mar 2018 #12

So, it's not just me, then? MineralMan Mar 2018 #14

No, not just you Heddi Mar 2018 #17

That is so often the case, it seems. MineralMan Mar 2018 #18

On an unrelated note... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #5

I am having a very nice day, thank you! Heddi Mar 2018 #13

Aw, Geez. I really have to think about interior painting MineralMan Mar 2018 #16

I'm bad at picking art but I like these kinds of things Heddi Mar 2018 #19

What a great idea. Words on walls. MineralMan Mar 2018 #20

Peace to you as well Heddi Mar 2018 #21

"Rug" is also slang for overgrown pubic hair. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #9

And then there is the word "Merkin," MineralMan Mar 2018 #22

In Ancient Egypt, the priests were completely bereft of body hair. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #23

Well, it seems like a lot of millennials are "walking like Egyptians" MineralMan Mar 2018 #24

Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #25

Please don't say boats... Lordquinton Mar 2018 #34

!!! Mariana Mar 2018 #36

OMG... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #37

I had a rug once. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #2

Dude! MineralMan Mar 2018 #4

El Duderino, if you're not into the brevity thing. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #6

Our somewhat overweight Beagle/Basset dog is named Dude. MineralMan Mar 2018 #8

I have cats. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #10

It seems that our pets have little respect for rugs in general MineralMan Mar 2018 #11

I can only imagine what my little critters would do to a rug. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2018 #15

Yeah, but don't you hate it when... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #7

What a fascinating rug discussion... nil desperandum Mar 2018 #26

Life is a ubiquitous classroom, it seems. MineralMan Mar 2018 #27

Indeed it is nil desperandum Mar 2018 #31

Sadly, most people don't get that. MineralMan Mar 2018 #35

When I was a Cub SCout leader, 35 years ago when my son was young... Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #28

Crafts are important. They help us learn more about MineralMan Mar 2018 #29

For sure. Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #30

If you tug on a thread in a rug it unravels. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #32

I got ten advertisements for rugs when I clicked on this post. Iggo Mar 2018 #33

I think I would find the act of weaving the rug aka-chmeee Mar 2018 #38

There is a good repetitive rhythm in knotting the pile MineralMan Mar 2018 #39

Thanks for sharing. You're unfinished worrk of art reminds me of the work that Penelope left Nitram Mar 2018 #40

You're welcome. The more we learn about things, MineralMan Mar 2018 #41

Nice! Still attached to your hand-made loom this is indeed a work of art. Nitram Mar 2018 #42

Thanks. MineralMan Mar 2018 #43

Here's a photo of the larger rug project MineralMan Mar 2018 #44

I love the colors and the design. How about if you settled on a limited goal of just finishing Nitram Mar 2018 #45

I already cut it off the loom 15 years ago, after weaving a plain MineralMan Mar 2018 #46

Links Between Turkish and Navajo Rugs Bretton Garcia Mar 2018 #47

Yes. I've compared them as well. MineralMan Mar 2018 #48

Yes the "medium is the message" somewhat Bretton Garcia Mar 2018 #49

Yup. Both common natural symbols. MineralMan Mar 2018 #50

Sometimes in-common symbols tell us things. Bretton Garcia Mar 2018 #51

My grandmother braided rugs. Mariana Mar 2018 #52

Check the discount bins at thrift stores for wool items. MineralMan Mar 2018 #53

Thank you MineralMan. Mariana Mar 2018 #55

Here's another possible source of wool fabric scraps MineralMan Mar 2018 #54

I think we will probably have this discussion Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #56