New York Textile Month at abc's Manhattan Flagship
In collaboration with the Parsons MFA Textiles Program, abc will be hosting a month-long exhibition curated by Preethi Gopinath (Director, MFA Textiles) and Gabi Asfour, featuring textile art by ei...
With a keen eye for aesthetics and functional furniture, Ethan Abramson is the New York-based furniture maker behind the newest magic in abc's indoor-outdoor collection.
Buying an antique rug can be intimidating. With a vast variety of origins, construction methods, weave types, materials, and processes, it's important to have a base level of knowledge about handma...
Produced in the Arak region in Iran, Sarouk rugs feature classic curvilinear vine scrolls and arabesques in cream, indigo, or pale red. Local floral motifs represent the diversity of regional carpe...
Wool is the most common material used in the weaving of rugs. It is obtained by shearing the supple wool from sheep then spun into yarn. It varies in texture depending upon its origin. Wool has the...
Produced in and around the city of Tashkent, the rich colors of Uzbek rugs are enhanced by ground fabric in deep tones, rather than ivory or tan. Uzbek rugs often feature large, circular medallions...
Produced by hand or by machine, a technique in which loops of yarn are pulled through a backing material then sheared to create a smooth, cut-pile surface. Another layer of cloth is added to the ba...
Tibetan rugs are primarily blue, brown, grey, red, and yellow, with geometric patterns. Traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep wool and constructed with a unique knotting method, Tibetan ru...
A fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings and furniture coverings. Chinese wall tapestries that are rep...