Donegal Carpets

Donegal Carpets
DONEGAL CARPETS
Carpets made on the vertical loom, by Irish village workers of Donegal. They are hand-knotted fabrics of good quality and heavy structure. They are made 8 threads 2-ply 8 skeins warp per inch, and 2-ply 5 skeins weft. The pile weft is 3-ply 3 skeins tied in Ghiordes knot. The tufts are about 2-in. long and give a pile of over 1/2-in., with 16 tufts per square inch.

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