These
rugs have been hooked by hand in the traditional manner using a simple
wooden-handled hook. They are made of strong 3-ply rug wool
yarn
that is pulled up loop-by-loop through a foundation of linen.
Many
of the yarns have been hand-dyed.
The
patterns for these rugs have been inspired and created from ethnic
floral designs and old textiles. They honor the artistic life
and
tradition of a variety of countries. In this way, they bring
us
closer to other cultures and times.
Prices
are listed next to the rugs that are for sale. Trace patterns
are
also available for many rugs. Please contact Margaret Arraj.

Tropical Tivaevae
Size: 28" by 39"
Source: quilt design by women of
the Cook Islands
$1100

Flights of Fancy
Size: 30" by 41"
Source: embroidery; English or French
1700-1750
$ 1400

Agra Oriental
Size: 32" by 51"
Source: 19th century Agra carpet (India)
$1400
Connecticut Cabbage
Size: 34" by 38"
Source: Connecticut River Valley
yarn sewn bed rug, 1800 - 1820
$ 1400
Under the Apple Tree
Size: 23" by 50"
Source: a small portion of a Gustav
Klimt landscape, "The Apple Tree"
$ 1400
Guatemala Rug
Size: 27" by 35"
Source: motifs from a woven
Guatemalan scarf
$ 500
Grecian Beauty
Size: 27.5" by 46"
Source: adaptation from a Greek
embroidered cushion cover
$ 1400
Deco Spirals and Squares
Size: 30" by 49"
Source: adaptation of a Leopold Bauer
carpet c. 1905
$1400
Afghan Sun
Size: 34" by 51.5"
Source: adapted from an embroidered Hazara
food cloth and a Lakai bedding cover.
$1400

Pacific Island Tivaevae
Size: 32.5" by 36"
Source: Cook Island ceremonial
tivaevae tatura design
$ 900
Reindeer Rug
Size: 27" by 40"
Source: tribal tapestry of unknown origin
$ 900
Russian Poppies
Size: 43.5" by 29"
Source: Russian Art Nouveau textile,
late 19th century
$ 1200
Turkish Tiles
Size: 27" by 53"
Source: Iznik tile c. 1575
$ 1400
Remembering Minnie Light
Size: 19.5" by 37"
Source: a Waldoboro rug design by Minnie Light, c. 1880
$ 600
Saffron Flowers
Size: 31" by 45.5"
Source: adapted from a William Morris rug design
$ 1400
Navajo Rug
Size: 28" by 55"
Source: adapted from a Navajo design
$ 900
Cat on Kilim
Size: 19" by 28"
Source: original art of Muffin (Brella) the Cat
by Maura Arraj and a Turkish kilim design
private collection
The Ocean
Size: 26" by 57"
Source: Asiatic water design
$ 1200
Maggie's Primitive
Size: 30.5" by 48"
Source: inspired by two antique American primitive hooked rugs
$ 900
Hopwood's Birds
Size: 26" by 57"
Source: an Art Nouveau design by E.A. Hopwood, late 1800's
$ 1800
A Glint of Klimt
Size: 30" by 41.5"
Source: Inspired by the art of Gustav Klimt, c. 1907
private collection
Antique Red
Size: 31.5" by 36.5"
Source: adapted from an antique American hooked rug
$ 1050
Turkish Delight II
Size: 30.5" by 36.5"
Source: adapted from a Turkish caftan textile, Ottoman period
$ 900
Uzbek Sunflower
Size: 27.5" by 44"
Source: Central Asian embroidery 17th-18th century
$ 800
Peacock Prison Rug
Size: 32" by 38"
Source: Peacock dhurrie made by
prisoners in India, c. 1880
$ 1050

The
Tulip Basket
Size: 32" by
38"
Source: an
antique American applique quilt
$ 1200
Korean
Altar Stone
Size: 30" by
40"
Source: altar
floor tile, Korea, 7th-8th century
$ 1200
The
Caliph's Caftan
Size: 34" by
44"
Source:
hatayi (stylized leaves and elaborate flowers)
from a silk
caftan, Topkapi Museum, Turkey
$ 1800
Petals
and Plummage
Size: 26" by
60"
Source: 17th century
textile of India
$ 1600
Miriam's
Bird Tree
Size: 26.5" by 64"
Source: a weaving by Miriam Hermina, Ramses Wissa Wassef
Art Center, Giza, Egypt
$ 1800
Chinese
Peony
Size: 30" by 45.5"
Source: adapted from an antique Chinese rug
private collection
My
Goats
Size:
30" by 42"
Source:
Antique letter pouch
(Chinese,
Qing Dynasty 1644-1911)
$ 1050

Summer Sun
Size:
32.5" by 47"
Source:
18th century early American embroidered tablecloth
private
collection

Chinese Tapestry I
Size: 31" by 49.5"
Source: Chinese Kesi wrapper
for a painting by Guo Xi, c. 1020 - c. 1090, silk
$ 1200

The Pomegranate Tree and the Sea
Size: 28" by 48"
Source: Two Chinese rugs
private collection

Silverscape II
Size: 33" by 63"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank,
1 King St, Northampton, MA 1928
$ 2800

Hammersmith
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: adapted from a William Morris Hammersmith carpet
late 19th century
Size: 30" by 57"
$ 1200

Crazy Fans
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: a quilt, c. 1880 Grandmother's Fan
private collection

Medieval Foliage
Size: 24" by 70"
Size: Devonshire hunting tapestry:
The Boar and Bear Hunt, 15th century
private collection

Turkish Delight
Size: 32" by 49"
Source: Ottoman embroidery,
Bath wrap border, 18th century
private collection

Chinese Carpet
Size: 33" by 50"
Source: motifs from two Chinese carpets
19th century
$ 900

Waterlilies
Size: 30" by 40"
Source: Art Nouveau floral design
$ 900
The Egyptian Tree
Size: 30" by 68"
Source: motifs from a woven tapestry by Fayek Nicolas, 1958
(with permission)
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Giza, Egypt
private collection


Mango Prison Rug
Size: 35" by 51"
Source: motifs inspired by a handwoven Indian dhurrie
made by prisoners in Ahmenabad c. 1900
private collection

Art Nouveau Tulips
Size: 30.5" by 41"
Source: Silver Studio textile,
woven silk and wool double cloth, 1895-1900
$ 800

Korean Cranes II
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank badge, 1848 - 1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
private collection

Tibetan Peony and Lotus
Size: 29" by 53"
Source: an early 20th century
Tibetan village carpet design
private collection

Japanese Grapes
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Buddhist priest's mantle, 19th century
$ 1200

Persian Peace Garden
Size: 43" by 62"
Source: prayer cloth of Shah Abbas
Isfahan (Iran), 17th century
private collection

Okinawan Flowers
Size: 30" by 32"
Source: Hemp carrying cloth
Okinawa Prefectural Museum
private collection

Chinese Pomegranate
Size: 28.5" by 48"
Source: Chinese Turkestan, 1700's
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection

Antique Vine
Size: 30" by 57"
Source: shirred rug prior to 1850, Sturbridge, MA
private collection

Korean Cranes
Size: 35" by 37"
Source: Rank Badge, 1848-1888
Victoria and Albert Museum
$ 1050

India Flora
Size: 31" by 42"
Source: Indian inspired block print, 1807
$ 800

Greek Cocherel
Size: 28" by 36"
Source: embroidery, Isle of Skros, Greece
popular symbol representing its anarchic spirit
private collection

Turkish Trousers
Size: 29" by 45"
Source: fragment of silk embroidered woman's
trousering, Turkish, 18th century
private collection

Persian Prayer Rug
Size: 32" by 46"
Source: embroidery design
Isfahan, Iran, 17th century
private collection
Caswell
Size: 25" by 45"
Source: motifs from the Caswell carpet, embroidered, 1835
private collection


Engish Vase
Size: 31" by 38"
Source: mid-18th century English
embroidered pole screen
Metropolitan Museum of Art
private collection

Winter to Spring
Size: 30" by 45"
Source: William Morris "Jasmine"
private collection

Isis
Size: 28" by 45"
Source: Art Nouveau wallpaper
C.F.A. Voysey, 1893
private collection

Japanese Chrysanthemums II
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: typical Japanese design
from historical ornament
private collection

Dove and Rose
Size: 31" by 44"
Source: William Morris
"Dove and Rose" tapestry, 1879
private collection

Blue Stylized Flowers
Size: 29" by 49.5"
Source: Designs by Karl Placek, 1951
private collection

Silverscape
Size: 32.5" by 62"
Source: right door panel, First National Bank
1 King St., Northampton, MA, 1928
private collection

Old Path, White Clouds
Size: 31" by 45"
Source: illustrations by Nguyen Thi Hop
in "Old Path, White Clouds"
by Thich Nhat Hanh (with permission)
$ 600

Islamic Tiles
Size: 33" by 48"
Source: Islamic Tiles
Shah Mosque, Iran
1611 (adaptation)
private collection

Tibetan Rug
Size: 31" by 49"
Source: "Designing with Pattern"
by Jan Messent (adapted)
private collection
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