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Hooked Rug with Horse Motif
Located in Sheffield, MA
Century. See Judy Taylor, "Joy of Hooking With Yarn", page 101.
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

Francesco Peluso Italian, 1836-1916 a Pair of Oil on Canvas Paintings
By Francesco Peluso
Located in London, GB
paintings. Pair of Works: Spinning Yarn; and a Rest from Work, within a gilt wood and gesso frame. Signed: F
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1880s Italian Antique Yarn

Materials

Canvas

90 Year Old, Vintage Persian Sarouk Rug, All over Pattern, Salmon Field, 1930s
Located in Birmingham, AL
incredible Sarouk! The colors change based on the direction you’re viewing the nap of the yarn. This is
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Early 20th Century Persian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Stunning Rare Navy Antique Tibetan Modernist Khaden Rug with Yak Wool
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
ranging from light blue to dark green. The combination of strong Tibetan highland yarn with yak wool for
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19th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Purple and White Embroidered Fez Decorative Bolster Pillow
By antique textiles galleries
Located in Oakland Park, FL
of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the
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19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen, Silk

French Mid 19th Century Large Copper Cauldron with Brass Rim for Logs or Plants
Located in Wells, ME
than cooking, as a log bin, or a planter, or a vessel to hold anything from toys to yarn, to name but
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Mid-19th Century French Country Antique Yarn

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

Edwardian Embroidered Couture Hat
Located in Rockwood, ON
rim and lots of detail work. The pattern is stitched on by hand with yarn and silk ribbon. The base is
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20th Century Edwardian Antique Yarn

A First-Rate Quality Biedermeier Side Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
, excellent in shape and proportions, with saber legs, and beautifully detailed with the wool yarn over three
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Yarn

Fine Rare Antique Indonesian Ikat Cloth Lembata
Located in London, GB
cloth is made with hand spun natural dyed cotton yarn woven on island of Solor Archipelago, Lembata
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Yarn

Materials

Textile

Pair of Petite Kashmir Paisley Indian Silk Red Textile Decorative Pillows
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
silk woven from this thread or fibre becomes known. The fineness of the yarn lends itself particularly
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19th Century Indian Baroque Revival Antique Yarn

Materials

Down, Feathers, Silk

1890 s Victorian White Irish-Crochet Lace Handmade Blouse
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
with no rips,stains or holes. This garment is made from durable white cotton-lace yarn that can be
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Yarn

Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug with Center Medallion and Indigo Border
Located in Birmingham, AL
are viewing the nap of the yarn. The pile on this rug is medium - it's not super plush and it's
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Early 20th Century Persian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Tennessee Antique American Hand Built One Drawer Primitive Farm House Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tennessee. I'll be the first (maybe) to tell you that antique dealers can spin a yarn. The dealer from whom
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

The artist at work by Constant Cap (1842-1915)
By Constant Cap
Located in Gent, BE
behind a corner, gazes in concern. Her dropped ball of yarn hints at a momentary distraction disrupted by
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Yarn

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Tennessee Antique American Hand Built Primitive Blanket Chest Relic Cow Feeder
Located in Atlanta, GA
tell you that antique dealers can spin a yarn. The dealer from whom I purchased this table - quick side
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century English Floral Crewelwork Wall Hanging, circa 1890
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Using two yarns in wool, and of good size, the beautiful crewelwork wall hanging, with a
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Oushak Rug
Located in Milan, IT
wool yarn and hand weaving all ensured that each piece was like no other, and would last for decades
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Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Yarn

19th Century Antique Anatolian Konya, Ladik Rug
Located in Vienna, Vienna
is used to make a certain type of yarn. We also wish to point out that a tulip steam does not sprout
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Late 19th Century Turkish Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Vintage Chinese Deco Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
usually framed with a simple, wide border. Chinese rugs are woven with a 5-ply yarn, in contrast with the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Rare Antique Aubusson Tapestry, Huge 1600s Verdure, Excellent
Located in South Coast, CA
very near to true (very little fading in the old hand sheered, corded and dyed wool yarns). These large
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Yarn

Group IV, no 3. The Ten Largest, Youth (1907), 2018
Located in Stockholm, SE
craftspeople and its high standards in terms of workers’ conditions. The yarns, which consist of New Zealand
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Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Hilma af Klint, Group III, no 5. The Large Figure Paintings, 2018, wool, rug
Located in Stockholm, SE
terms of workers’ conditions. The yarns, which consist of New Zealand wool, silk and viscose, have been
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Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

19th Century American Yarn Table
Located in Boston, MA
19th century American three legged yarn table.
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

Fine Shaker Yarn Swift circa 1860
Located in Philadelphia, PA
yarn; each with a fine provenance.
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steel swift - used to wind yarn into skeins - in original black paint, nice industrial look
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

Materials

Steel

A Wood and Glass Art Deco Necklace around 1925
Located in Vienna, Vienna
on a fine brown and green yarn.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Yarn

Materials

Glass

William III Silver Bodkin, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
yarn/ribbon through all types of clothing including corsets, the yarn was threaded through the
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Yarn

Materials

Silver

19th Century French Antique Indigo Cotton Flamme Ikat Pillow
Located in London, GB
in a diamond pattern. With red woo; yarn fringes on each corner and backed in an Frwench 19th century
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Linen

A Syrian Stone Necklace, 3.-2 millennium BC.
Located in Vienna, Vienna
. New thread on synthetic yarn, the hook clasp of modern origin length ca. 42 cm Prov.: Austrian
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15th Century and Earlier Syrian Antique Yarn

Large Vintage Brown and Pink Americana Hook Rug
Located in Oakland Park, FL
an art and a craft where rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base
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1910s American American Colonial Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Marcel Breuer Tubular Steel Chair, 1927
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
tube, nickel-plated. Upholstered with black, reneved Eisengarn ( iron yarn ). Very rare. Good condition
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique Yarn

Materials

Steel

Large Antique Hook Rug with Pine Cones and Sea Shells
Located in Oakland Park, FL
rugs are made by pulling loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base such as burlap, linen, or
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Vintage Crewelwork Large Floral Tree of Life Embroidery Linen Panel
Located in Oakland Park, FL
embroidery technique from Kashmir in which Fine, loosely twisted two-ply yarn is chain stitched on cotton
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1920s English Bohemian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Linen

Antique Purple and White Embroidered Fez Decorative Bolster Pillow
By antique textiles galleries
Located in Oakland Park, FL
of natural or synthetic fiber and other components, such as fabric or yarn. It focuses on the
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19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen, Silk

Large and Beautiful Gilt Framed Louis XVI Tapestry Overdoor, circa 1760-1780
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Using two yarns, one of wool and one of silk plied as one weft, depicting an ornate flower-filled
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Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Antique Yarn

Materials

Silk, Wool

19th Century Monumental Crewel Work Tree of Life Textile Panel
Located in Oakland Park, FL
, loosely twisted two-ply yarn is chain stitched on cotton cloth. Imperfections, color variations
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19th Century English Anglo Raj Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Linen, Silk

Pair of 19th Century Homespun Basket Weave French Linen Pillows
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
sheep into yarn, and then make a dress out of it, it won’t be as fine or precise as fabric spun in a
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Yarn

Materials

Down, Feathers, Linen

Pair of 19th Century Homespun French Antique Linen Pillows
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
means spun at home. If you spin the wool from your sheep into yarn, and then make a dress out of it, it
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Yarn

Materials

Down, Feathers, Linen

Early 1900s Branch Coral Necklace, Handmade Multi-Strand, Silver Coins Morocco
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
, with hand-formed beads. Traditional yarn tie. Length of beaded area: 36.8cm Total necklace length
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Late 19th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Agate, Coral, Onyx, Silver

Antique Green Crewel Work Floral Decorative Bolster Pillow
By Atelier Lam
Located in Oakland Park, FL
in which Fine, loosely twisted two-ply yarn is chain stitched on cotton cloth. Imperfections, color
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1920s English Anglo Raj Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen, Down, Feathers, Wool

Petite Kashmir Paisley Indian Silk Red Textile Decorative Pillow
By antique textiles galleries
Located in Oakland Park, FL
from this thread or fibre becomes known. The fineness of the yarn lends itself particularly well to the
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19th Century Indian Baroque Revival Antique Yarn

Materials

Down, Feathers, Silk

Cat Figurine Lamp Early 20th Century Ozon Table Lamp
By Fog Mørup
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Figurine porcellain lamp with cat balancing on a yarn nest. Early 20th century ozon table lamp
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Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Porcelain

Peruvian Shipibo Pottery Vase, circa 1900
Located in Essex, MA
patterns embroidered with bright-colored commercial yarns. The results can be stunning. The truly
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Early 20th Century Peruvian Native American Antique Yarn

Materials

Earthenware

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Antique Yarn For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique yarn for your home. Frequently made of cord, yarn and fabric, every antique yarn was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique yarn — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique yarn, those designed in Folk Art, Industrial and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Plateau Indians each produced at least one beautiful antique yarn that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Yarn?

Prices for an antique yarn can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $75 and can go as high as $58,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,450.