Swedish rugs

Some old rugs were found in Sweden, dated by 1705. These were exhibited and aroused so much interest that in 1874 the Friends of Handcraft Industry was founded.

This society sent copies of old designs and instructions for weaving them to centers all over Sweden. From here they were dis­tributed to the villagers. Many of these old rya patterns are now woven especially for floorcoverings.

Modern design is very important in Sweden. A group of dis­tinguished artists have interested themselves in rug weaving, I and have produced floorcoverings which are one of the finest »   expressions of our 20th Century style.

Definitely Swedish, they show their heritage from the ancient rya patterns and textures. A good many of these Swedish rugs have been exhibited in the United States.

Some have been available in stores. Their tex­ture has had a marked influence in the development of our in­teresting new machine-made fabrics.