Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1911 — The Colonial Rug. [ARTICLE]

The Colonial Rug.

The old hand-made rug, sometiqies called the Martha Washington, has come into vogue again. It is particularly effective and appropriate for bedrooms where simple mahogany furniture and soft, gray papering is used. The rugs are made of long tubes of silk, soft hued and low toned in color, tufted with cotton. Three separate strands are plaited together and then this plait, starting from a solid center, is wound round and round, being caught securely into place, the circle becoming ever wider until the required size of the rug Is reached. Some are oblong, but more often round ones are seen. They help to give quite an old-time touch to a room, an, effect which is eagerly sought for these days.