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The Industrial
Revolution radically changed the ancient craft of carpet weaving. It drove a
wedge between the artist and the material of her art. As recently as ten
years ago, conventional wisdom held that the great traditions of carpet
weaving, bound as they were, for example, to the art of natural dyeing, were
extinct, replaced in the early 20th century by a rush toward making
"hand knotted" carpets in factory-like conditions, with the highest
priority placed on uniformity of color, designs, and dimensions in accordance
with a program rather than an artistic vision. Indeed, it is primarily
through an understanding of materials, across a broad spectrum of skills,
from the handling of raw wool to the dyeing of yarn, to the active role of
the weaver in interpreting design, that we discover this most cooperative of
acts, the weaving of a whole carpet. For the first time in many decades it is possible for dealers and collectors of antique oriental carpets, as well as individuals furnishing a home or business, to find beautiful, contemporary handmade carpets that are the equal of carpets woven centuries ago. The company most identified with this renaissance is Woven LegendsŪ, whose weavings have been exhibited in galleries, museums and showrooms throughout the world. By pioneering the use and cultivation of natural dyes since 1982, as well as re-establishing the hand spinning of indigenous nomadic wools in the countries in which they work, they have heralded a return to the traditions that existed before the Industrial Revolution, when the disastrous effects of cheap synthetic dyes and machine processed yarns displaced thousands of farmers and craftspeople in Europe and Asia. The success of their work is expressed in artistic terms by the rugs they produce; which represent not only the best of contemporary weaving, but are among the best carpets to be woven in this century. Perhaps the most significant contribution this company has made, however, is in reviving the link between art and commerce, by wholeheartedly attaching the meaning of their work to a belief in the integrity of the human being to be completely creative. |
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