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The loom

Weave your own.

A carpet is assembled in a fixed order, from the outside in. Work through the six decisions a weaver makes and watch yours come together — then take the link with you.

Every motif on offer was cut out of a real carpet in this collection — 203 of them — and carries the object it came from. Nothing here is invented ornament.

  1. 01The groundThe school, and the dyes it works in
  2. 02The borderThe broad band that frames everything
  3. 03Guard stripesThe narrow bands either side of it
  4. 04The fieldThe repeat that fills the middle
  5. 05The centreThe medallion on the axis, if there is one
  6. 06CornersWhat fills the four angles