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Girl with Cat Girolamo Nattino 1842-1913 Watercolor
Located in Woodbury, CT
Painting of an Italian woman making yarn, playing with a cat. Late 19th or early 20th century
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Yarn
Materials
Paint
Antique Japanese Recycled Zanshiori Jacket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
threads, either from commercial kimono production or from home-produced recycled yarns. They are often
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton, Silk
An Art Deco Gilt Bronze Paperweight Set Over A Marble Plinth
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
An Art Deco, gilt bronze paperweight of a cat playing with a ball of yarn. Set over a marble plinth
Category
1920s Antique Yarn
Materials
Marble
British Sailor
s Woolwork with Port Side view of Ram-bowed Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
yarns, this textile artwork is a superb example of the folk art traditionally made by British sailors
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Antique Art Deco Nichols Chinese Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
"Super Chinese" rug. American wool exporters in this town had begun to machine-spin their yarn around
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Small Mahal Rug with a Large Scale All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
wool yarns with an almost translucent effect. This antique Mahal showcases a large scale rendition of
Category
Early 1900s Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
of yarn.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
. The rug’s lovingly-worn pile is woven with vegetable-dyed yarns in a rich palette of crimson, light
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ikat Cloth Wall hanging Indonesia Asian Textiles Home Decor
Located in London, GB
dyed cotton yarn.
Comprising of 2 panels sewn together to form a larger cloth a technique often used
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Ivory and Charcoal Striped Kilim 5
9
x9
5
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
touch of rustic elegance.
Key Features:
Material: Hand-Spun Wool and Recycled Yarn Fibers
Construction
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Yazd Carpet
Located in New York, NY
thicker yarn giving a lower knot count and finer wear. Yazd carpets are sturdier and do not have the fake
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Regency Revival Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Antique Stained Glass Roundel of Victorian Woman
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique stained glass window depicting a Victorian woman spinning yarn. Hand-painted stylised
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Yarn
Materials
Lead
Zabihi Collection Tribal Persian Camel Hair Serab Runner
Located in New York, NY
encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Goat Hair
Vintage Mustard Yellow Vertical and Horizonttal Striped Cotton Rug 5
4
x6
1
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
originally woven by village artisans, each patch retains the integrity of hand-spun yarns and time-worn
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Gray and White Striped Goat Hair Rug 8
3
x10
4
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
. The Yarn is entirely hand-spun, washed, and finished by artisans, giving it a dry, organic texture
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Goat Hair
Antique Qashqai Persian Rug/Bag
Located in Evanston, IL
medallion repeated on each of the four corners of the carpet. Technical specifications: Pile: Wool yarn
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Tribal Oversize Persian Bakshaish Rug
Located in New York, NY
mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool of the weaver's own
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Shahrestan Rug in Orange and Blue Tones - Rug
Kilim
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
very special piece, and is very finely woven, with a healthy and lustrous yarn that’s aged beautifully
Category
1910s Indian Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Vintage Old Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
refined visual effect.
The black ground weave sets off the red and yellow yarns beautifully, giving the
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Regency Silk and Wool Picture of Mother and Her Children, after John Hoppner RA
By Sir John Hoppner
Located in Downingtown, PA
yarn, Merino wool yarn and oil paint.
A remarkable silk picture with painted sky background and each
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mid-Century Gray and Ivory Mazandaran Kilim 7
4
x10
4
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
, this rug seamlessly blends rustic heritage with contemporary sensibilities.
Made from hand-spun yarn
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Goat Hair
Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Röllakan Tapestry, Sweden 19th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
traditional color palette. The röllakan tapestry is hand-woven using wool yarn on linen warp.
For easy wall
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Linen
The Wool Winder (1877) by Swedish Female Artist Emma Ekwall
Located in Stockholm, SE
and a man as they wind wool together—she with focused care, he with gentle attentiveness. The yarn
Category
1870s Realist Antique Yarn
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Flax Spinner - Belgian Victorian art female portrait oil painting craftwork
Located in Hagley, England
cottage industry, the final step of flax textile production being spinning, to make yarn that can be used
Category
19th Century Realist Antique Yarn
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting Ladies on Zinc Panel 19th C Victorian
Located in Cheltenham, GB
well attired ladies gathering yarns of wool into small bundles in period gilt frame.
Indistinctly
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Yarn
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Caucasian Soumak Rug Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
detailing. The weaving technique—wrapping colored weft threads over warp yarns—produces a smooth face and a
Category
Late 19th Century Armenian Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Charming Island Children – “Kinder der Insel” by R. Possin, c. 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
, holding strands of wool or yarn, their expressions contemplative yet full of gentle curiosity. The wooden
Category
Early 1900s Antique Yarn
Materials
Paper
Allcock Fishing Lure
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
original finish and retains the three treble hooks and even the original red yarn.
The last couple of
Category
Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Metal
Oversized Antique Shahrestan Style Rug in Blue with Gold Florals Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
, with a healthy and lustrous yarn that’s aged beautifully. It’s one of our richest curations of any
Category
1910s Indian Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Antique Ziegler Sultanabad Rug with Pointillist Design
By Ziegler
Co.
Located in Milan, IT
Arak. Artisans masterfully dyed wool yarns to create an almost translucent effect, rendering classic
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion with Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
yarns dyed in botanical pigments, warp threads finely aligned to render painterly detail, and a
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Southwestern Double Saddle Blanket Kilim Circa 1880s
Located in Dallas, TX
—likely from heritage sheep breeds native to the region. Without synthetic dyes or commercial yarns, the
Category
Late 19th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
$1,567 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Heriz 100% Wool Persian Rug Carpet 120 x 80 inches 20th Century
Located in London, GB
-quality wool yarn, which is knotted on cotton warp.
These rugs from northwestern Iran are more suitable
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Silk
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Silk
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Silk
Silk and Cotton Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Uzbek Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Silk Ikat Chapan, Tajikstan, Late 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
create the fabric. Ikat is a method where the yarns are dyed before being woven into the fabric, creating
Category
Late 19th Century Tajikistani Folk Art Antique Yarn
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Large Swedish Candlestick early 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Candlestick, early 19th century
Parts from yarn swifters, called "nyst krona," with
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Birch
Large Swedish Candlestick early 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Candlestick, early 19th century
Parts from yarn swifters, called "nyst krona," with
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Birch
Swedish Candlestick early 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Candlestick, early 19th century
Parts from yarn swifters, called "nyst krona," with
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Birch
Doris Leslie Blau Antique 1880s Chinese Silk and Metal Thread Rug
Located in New York, NY
combination of silk and metallic thread—likely gilt-wrapped yarn—the rug reflects both artistic mastery and
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Yarn
Materials
Metal
Antique Palembang Man
s Songket and Ikat Ceremonial Head Cloth (iket kepala)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
featuring subtle weft ikat backgrounds, with songket brocade in supplementary gold and silver weft yarns
Category
1880s Indonesian Other Antique Yarn
Materials
Gold, Metallic Thread
Edouardo Vitali - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Italian Fisherwoman
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful watercolour portrait depicting an Italian girl holding her fishing net and yarn. The
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Yarn
Materials
Watercolor
Late 19th-Century Navajo Germantown Eyedazzler Rug with Vibrant Zigzag Design
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
command attention.
Crafted by a skilled Diné (Navajo) weaver, this rug is made with Germantown yarns
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
magazines, toys, firewood or balls of yarn.
Additional Dimensions:
Basin: 13"H
Base: 12.5"W x 12.5"D
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn
Materials
Wood
Antique French Tapestry 1
2" x 4
5"
Located in New York, NY
the warp and the weft threads may be visible. In tapestry weaving, weft yarns are typically
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool, Silk
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique Ziegler Sultanabad Rug with Large Scale Scrolling Palmettes
By Ziegler
Co.
Located in Milan, IT
colours, where the wool yarns are masterfully dyed so to create an almost translucent effect. In this
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Light Blue Antique Persian Yazd Oversize Carpet
Located in New York, NY
to formal Persian Kerman carpets in design but use thicker yarn giving a lower knot count and finer
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Regency Revival Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
1920s American Folk Art Textile, Southwest Modern Style Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
in the late 19th to early 20th century. Utilizing brightly colored commercial yarns supplied by
Category
Early 20th Century American Bohemian Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
$2,015 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Navajo Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
rug has. The talented Navajo weaver wove this with wool yarns that were dyed with aniline dyes
Category
1910s American Tribal Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
$1,985
Vintage Industrial Wooden Wardrobe, Original Paint, 1930
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage wardrobe, rescued from a yarn factory in former Czechoslovakia. Completely cleaned and
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Industrial Antique Yarn
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Large Swedish Candlesticks early 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Set of Three Large Swedish Candlesticks, early 19th century
Parts from yarn swifters, called "nyst
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn
Materials
Birch
Vintage Navajo Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Black, Ivory, Bold
Located in Port Washington, NY
technique common in Kilims is not used, and the warp is one continuous length of yarn, not extending beyond
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
Antique 1890s Navajo Serape Rug, Handwoven Wool, Red, Dark Blue
Yellow Dyes
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
fleece is paired with aniline-dyed red and black yarns, along with striking accents of blue and yellow
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Yarn
Materials
Wool
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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.
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