Posted by R. John Howe on July 05, 1999 at 18:31:40:
In Reply to: Re: Through the Microscope posted by Harry Ulfan on July 05, 1999 at 18:02:51:
Dear folks -
I share Harry's admiration for this little rug. I especially like how the weaver has used color to create an asymmetric effect despite a largely (the design is also two and a fraction guls long on the warp length) symmetrical graphic design.
It's rug I've been tempted to ask Chris Walters to have his Ersaris copy for me.
One small correction. Harry meant "knots per decimeter" rather than "KPSI." Dividing 728 KPSD by 15.5 tells us that this piece has a KPSI of about 46. That's fairly coarse for an Ersari, which tend to average 50-70 KPSI.
Regards,
R. John Howe