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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
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Framed Art Nouveau Period Painting A Greek Love Affair Theseus And Ariadne
By Antoine Calbet
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Minotaur and escape by giving him a ball of yarn to unroll as he moved through the labyrinth. Hence
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache

Antique Navajo Whirling Logs Circa 1920
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
yarns dyed with aniline dyes, natural dyes, and natural fleece colors. The weave is in mint condition
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1920s American Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Navajo Whirling Logs
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
wool yarns dyed with aniline dyes, natural dyes, and natural fleece colors. The weave is in mint
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1920s American Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

19th-Century Lithograph of Domestic Cats in Playful and Nurturing Scenes
Located in Langweer, NL
lower illustration captures a lighthearted moment of young kittens playing with a ball of yarn while an
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1830s Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

Framed 19th Century Silkwork Embroidery - Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
Woman at the Well. Composed from wool and silk yarn and finished with watercolour. The religious scene
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19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Tapestry

Antique Rug Serbian, Handmade Carpet, Vintage Kilim Rugs, Geometric Oriental Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
yarns are all handspun and had been dyed by organic dyes. This colourful flat woven carpet rug is woven
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Early 19th Century Serbian Kilim Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Pair Of Louis XVI-Style Wooden Chairs Gold Leaf Finish And Ikat Silk Velvet
Located in Prato, Tuscany
." Ikat (which means "cloud" in Uzbek) is a yarn-dyeing technique that creates extraordinary designs with
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Yarn

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Crystal Navajo Rug
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
renowned Crystal region of Northwest New Mexico. This beautiful piece features handspun yarns, with a
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1920s American Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Crystal Navajo Rug
Crystal Navajo Rug
$6,817 Sale Price
50% Off
White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
yarns" that made readers feel good about themselves and their neighbors. In his day he was a nation-wide
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1910s American Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Cedar

Rare Bold Indigo Sumba Textile
Located in New York, NY
textiles. The designs are created in the yarns rather than on the finished cloth, resulting in both sides
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton

19th C. Suzani Bukhara Uzbekistan Antique Embroidered Islamic Art Textile Susani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
yarns are organic vegetable dyed. The piece was made in different pieces that were put together. This
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Islamic Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
basket for magazines, toys, firewood or balls of yarn. Additional Dimensions: Basin: 13.75"H Base: 12"W
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Antique Rug Serbian, Handmade Carpet Vintage Kilim Rug, Geometric Oriental Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
produced in Pirot, a town in southeastern Serbia. The yarns are all handspun and had been dyed by organic
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1920s Maldivian Kilim Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Late 19th Century Antique Eye Dazzler Southwest Modern Rug Circa 1890s
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
optical brilliance and complex geometry, showcases the influence of early Germantown yarns, which allowed
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Late 19th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Late 18th-century long Trestle Table from Sweden
Located in Farsta, SE
, most probably from staining yarn at the farm a long time ago. This table can easily fit eight people
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Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Pine

Antique Caucasian Kuba Rug circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
rugs are handmade with hand-spun yarn rather than being made by a machine. The very nature of handmade
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Early 1900s Russian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Vintage Ikat Cloth Timor Indonesia Asian Textiles Home Decor
Located in London, GB
cotton yarn. Comprising of 2 panels sewn together to form a larger cloth a technique often used in
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton

Antique Qashqai/ Shiraz Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
medallion repeated on each of the four corners of the carpet. Technical specifications: Pile: Wool yarn
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Qashqai Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
specifications: Pile: Wool yarn. Weft: Wool or goat hair yarn, usually two wefts after each row of knots. Warp
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Qashqai Rug
Antique Qashqai Rug
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Father Wind Spinning Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wooden chair was made in the late 1800s and was used for spinning yarn; hence the name
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The rugs are typically made with natural materials such as coarse wool yarn, cotton warp threads, and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Chinese Grain Storage Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
container lives on as a storage basket for magazines, toys, firewood or balls of yarn. Additional
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
container lives on as a storage basket for magazines, toys, firewood or balls of yarn. Additional
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s Wooden and cotton yarn stand
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Yarn

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Original Vintage Poster Advertising Shrink Resistant Scottish Wool Knitting Doll
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - With Scottish Yarns Shrink-Resistant Yarn Ask for our Wool at
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1920s French Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

Antique 1880s European Needlework Rug Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
stitched wool yarns on a canvas backing—it achieves remarkable clarity and dimensionality in both pattern
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Late 19th Century French Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique English Regency Lyre Shaped Armchair Cira 1825
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Norwich, GB
- with a dense luxurious pile and soft sheen. Woven with a resilient yarn giving incredible wear.' The
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Yarn

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood

Art Deco Oriental Rectangular Floor Rug by Helen Fette
By Helen Fette
Located in Dallas, TX
. In 1924 Walter Nichols opened the doors of his venture, Nichols Super Yarn and Carpets in Tientsin
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

1960s Anna Thommesen Unique Handwoven Carpet with Geometric Pattern
Located in London, GB
yarn with these natural pigments. The work process always started with a watercolour inspired by the
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1660s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Vintage American Hand Hooked Rug in Block Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
recently yarn using the hooking technique. The use of special design and the brilliant colors makes this
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Early 1900s American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage American Hand Hooked Rug in Block Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
filled with the recycled material stripes and more recently yarn using the hooking technique. The use
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Early 1900s American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage American Hooked Rug in Fruit Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
recently yarn using the hooking technique. The use of special design and the brilliant colors makes this
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Early 1900s American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage American Hooked Rug in Fruit Blocks Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
stripes and more recently yarn using the hooking technique. The use of special design and the brilliant
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Early 1900s American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique French Tapestry Area Rug 8 7" x 11 4"
Located in New York, NY
the warp and the weft threads may be visible. In tapestry weaving, weft yarns are typically
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18th Century French Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Silk

Antique Persian Qashqai Rug, As Is
Located in Evanston, IL
specifications reveal the meticulous craftsmanship behind this piece, with wool yarn pile, wool or goat hair weft
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Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Qashqai Rug, As Is
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug, As Is
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
1910 s Southwestern style Carpet with Southwest Modern Style
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
commercially produced aniline dyes. They often feature commercially spun yarns obtained through trading posts
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Art Deco Oriental Style Medium Floor Rug by Helen Fette
By Helen Fette
Located in Dallas, TX
venture, Nichols Super Yarn and Carpets in Tientsin, North China. Super Yarn because of the machine spun
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Art Deco Oriental Style Small Floor Rug by Helen Fette 2
By Helen Fette
Located in Dallas, TX
feel to the pile. In 1924 Walter Nichols opened the doors of his venture, Nichols Super Yarn and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Art Deco Oriental Style Small Floor Rug by Helen Fette
By Helen Fette
Located in Dallas, TX
feel to the pile. In 1924 Walter Nichols opened the doors of his venture, Nichols Super Yarn and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

French art, Paris belle epoque, two elegant ladies, pastels signed.
By Paul Hoeniger
Located in PARIS, FR
graphics Early Morning to Work, Berliner Dienstmann, Berlin O. and In the Yarn Dyeing Factory can support
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Yarn

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

Late 19th Century Antique Caucasian Chelaberd Karabagh Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
draw upon the magic of thick yarn to bring their visions to life. Within the intricate borders of these
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Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

19th Century European Oil on Canvas "My Grandfather the Tailor"
Located in Chicago, IL
yarn on the ground. A spinning wheel is in the foreground at the edge of the frame. The young boy tries
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19th Century Slovenian Other Antique Yarn

Materials

Paint

Vintage American Hand Hooked Rug in Floral Pattern in Green, Blue, Pink, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
years, yarn, creating a richly textured and uniquely charming piece. Due to the delicate materials and
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Early 20th Century American Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th Century Chinese Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Northern Elm (Yumu) using traditional mortise and tenon joinery. The seat has been rewoven with burlap yarn
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Elm

Antique Early 20th Century Organic Hand-Crafted Indian Charka Spinning Wheel.
Located in Reading, Berkshire
charkha works with a drive wheel being turned by hand, while the yarn is spun off the tip of the spindle
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Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Hardwood

Swedish Grace Unusual Upholstered Armchairs
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Kramfors, SE
reupholstered with the fabric Makalu White from Finnish Lauritzson. Makalu is a fabric woven with yarn
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Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Birch

19th Century Sailor s Woolie of a Four Masted Barque, signed by maker, ca 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
used for the gunports and some deck fittings, signed in yarn by the sailor "Jack Torribon" in the lower
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1870s English Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Pair of Late 17th Century ‘Tree of Life’ Crewelwork Bed Hangings
Located in London, GB
branches, embroidered in rich and colourful ‘worsted’ wool yarns. Of portrait, rectangular form.
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Late 17th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Antique Persian Tabriz Hand Knotted Blue Rug
Located in New York, NY
variety of yarns and colors woven into each rug. Custom sizes and colors available. Rug size 7'10"x10'7"
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Filikli Turkish Rug with Polychrome Concentric Squares
Located in Milan, IT
-dyed with the colour of choice; this rudimental method results in a non-uniform dyeing of the yarn
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Early 20th Century Turkish Tulu Antique Yarn

Materials

Angora

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
, Kirman weavers had learned to set their looms so that the cotton warps (parallel wrap yarns running the
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Filikli Turkish Rug with Polychrome Concentric Lozenges
Located in Milan, IT
-dyed with the colour of choice; this rudimental method results in a non-uniform dyeing of the yarn
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Early 20th Century Turkish Tulu Antique Yarn

Materials

Angora

Chinese Deco Style Rug in Teal-Green, Black with Colorful Florals by Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
fabulous blend of yarns for a lustrous, healthy pile. Bright yellow, blue, and red hues decorate the floral
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1920s Indian Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

17th Century Elm Single Plank Provincial "Pig" Bench. British, Circa 1690
Located in Incline Village, NV
as spinning yarn and placing sewing accessories. All in all this is a fabulous decorating accessory
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1690s English William and Mary Antique Yarn

Materials

Elm

Antique Tibetan Nambu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Tibetan rug woven with the wool yarn obtained by unravelling the so-called
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1920s Tibetan Tibetan Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

1920 Antique Geometric Sumak Flat Weave Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
-clipped yarns are left on the back. However, they are also stronger than kilims. Antique Soumak carpets
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1920s Azerbaijani Empire Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

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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.