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Rugs from Navajo are some of the most beautiful and well-made textile products. These rugs are from the Navajo tribe, as the name implies. The tribe settled in the southwest part of the United States between the 10th and the 11th centuries. They were established in 1500. The Navajo tribal women began weaving chief's blankets in the 1800s. These blankets were popularly traded and Indians all across the country wore them, from the northern Great Plains to Mexico. The blankets were not used as a symbol for chieftainship. They were however a symbol for wealth and power. Rugs are so valuable because they have a piece of history attached to them. It is also one of the main reasons they are so expensive. We've already talked a bit about the history of these rugs. They are also unique and more expensive than other rugs because of this. Other reasons exist as well. Authentic Navajo rugs can be woven by hand using a Navajo Loom. Standard sizes are 5x8, 4x6, 6x9, and 6x9.These rugs are usually woven in a rectangular pattern. It can take many years to weave large sizes in this arrangement.

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Nevertheless, some weavers still practice the more difficult twill weaves, including rare two-faced weavings which have a different twill pattern on each side. In the 1960s, weavers in the area of Coal Mine Mesa in Arizona popularized an unusual technique called Raised Outline in which the joints between color areas are thicker and appear to rise above the surface of the weaving. Most raised outline rugs also use the technique of alternating single weft threads of two contrasting colors. When tightly battened, they give the appearance of very thin stripes running parallel to each warp thread. As with any collecting specialty, there is so much to learn about Navajo weaving that it can seem overwhelming for the beginner.

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Navajo rugs often have what Indian art dealers refer to as "lazy lines". It is an insulting and inaccurate term that will soon be replaced by "Section Line." A section line is a line that a weaver uses to work on one section of a rug, and not the entire rug. She weaves one section and then weaves another. This creates the diagonal line. Section lines are not common in all Navajo rugs. The border at the end of Mexican imitation Navajo rugs is generally wider than those in a real Navajo rug. Side borders can also be wider.

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The process of weaving, to the Navajo, is a spiritual one. Each weaver puts her (or occasionally, his) soul and creative energy into the weaving of a rug. Though it may have a characteristic regional design, it will be the interpretation of the weaver that will make that rug its own enduring piece of art. While basic knowledge of regional characteristics is useful in the study of Navajo rug ID, in the Navajo nation today a rug with a regional name such as Two Grey Hills may have actually been woven by a weaver from a completely different region.

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The vibrant colors in the Navajo rugs' Navajo rugs tend to be naturally dyed or colored with vegetable dyes. These colors won't fade or wash out, and they last much longer than you would expect. They can last for years if you take care of them by cleaning them properly and keeping them in enough sunlight. There are actually four types Navajo rugs, which are extremely popular with people all over the globe. They are Ganado; Two Grey Hills; Klagetoh; and Burntwater. These categories are based on the design differences. There are two types of Ganado: Klagetoh and one that have simpler designs than the other.

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The Pueblo tribe is believed to have introduced weaving to Navajo or at the very least, a new way to weave with a vertical loom. The new loom was also used to raise their own sheep called the Navajo Churro. They were able then to weave long, smooth and durable fibers for making rugs. Pendleton Blankets can be referred to as Native Americans. It is undoubtedly the most popular name in American Indian Trade Blankets. These gorgeous wool blankets in multiple colors and different patterns were made for tribes from the West and Midwest. Make the Navajo Rug Quilted Wall hanging Pattern by cutting six 4 X 20 inch strips from dark brown. Also cut four 4 x 4 inch squares using straight grain fabric. Print and cut all pieces of the pattern. One aspect to appreciate the extraordinary Navajo weaving is not just its value. These blankets can fetch up to a half-million dollars in certain circles, which is quite amazing.

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