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nil desperandum

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31. Indeed it is

Tue Mar 6, 2018, 04:57 PM

Mar 2018

everyone should experience the satisfaction of making something instead of just floating through on the creations of others...whether rugs or not the understanding of what goes into making things is never to be appreciated without experiencing it for oneself.

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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