Visually this carpet was stunning, in both pattern and color, with its chocolate browns, light grays, and creamy whites, in that Moroccan-themed pattern, it was a hit. But, the texture, and specifically the material made this really interesting to me. This rug is made out of cow hyde, and hand sewn. Unfortunately the price reflected material.
Thought these ottomans deserved a quick mention while I was still speaking about hydes. I couldn't flag down the sales lady in this store, but I am pretty sure that these ottomans were made from an animal other than cow, and from the looks of it possibly deer. Just thought I should add it under this textiles section, because after all, fur is a rare textile.
I added this because the seat cushion was made out of velvet (silk fibers), the rug out of a silk and wool blend, and the back out of wicker ( not sure exactly which cellulose fiber here, but I assume its some sort of Rush grass, sea grass, or palm grass, based on this weeks reading).
This is a wall covering option made out of compressed jute fibers, its overall aesthetic is reminiscent of an organic plant/grass form, eventhough it has been dyed this gold color. Pretty fun stuff.
And here we have...drum roll please... Flax! oooh, I mean linen, or actually I meant flax fibers that have been dyed and compressed into this tribal looking wall covering.
With all the leather and fur I have included in previous posts I had to include an alternative to all the dead animals, so here is a vinyl wall covering that is supposed to look like leather tiles. Which I like because it offer the look of animal, without the death of one.
Just some proof that this was not realy cow, for all you conservitave meat lovers out there.
Aaha, more vinyl wall coverings for you to ooh and ah over. I liked the lantern print shown here.
Ok last one, promise. Again just a fun, mod print on a vinyl wall covering.
The two photos above show a selection of fabrics, comprised of natural, manufactured, blended, and treated fibers. The fabrics that have more of a sheen had a much higher percentage of the manufactured fibers while the duller fabrics were made mostly of cotton and linen.
Love this lawn furniture, I included it here because of the rope that is used to create the seats and the backs of the chairs. The rope is most likely a jute or henequin fiber, but I am guessing at this one.
You may be wondering why there is a picture of grass in this section and that is because this is not grass, nor is it astro turf, it is an artificial grass rug intended for indoor use. I included it here as evidence of the power of innovation in manufactured cellulosic fibers.
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