Making Rya Rugs Again
Rya rug-making is an ageold art. The rugs were made originally in imitation of sheep or bear skin and the yarn for making them was spun from the rough oily outer wool to make them like hide, resistant to wind and water. The word “rya” is Norse, meaning “shaggy wool.” Rya rugs appeared on sledges, beds, on the walls or floor, they were übiquitous. Today Denmark’s modem factories export their high piled descendants all over the world. Traditionally rya rugs are abstract designs based on nature, with colour schemes falling into the red-brown tones or into cool yet lively mixtures of blue, green and yellow shades.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30687, 1 March 1965, Page 2
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