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Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Malayer Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical washing manipulation. Some
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Malayer Runner
Located in New York, NY
and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Rustic Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Kurd Runner
Located in New York, NY
and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Sampler Mahal Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
innovations in techniques and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

18th Century Chinese Ningxia Main Hall Carpet ( 12 8 x13 4 - 385 x 405 )
Located in New York, NY
. Wefts/Knots: 2 or 2+/1, thin knotting yarn, knot lines very irregular on verso [n.b. check for T knots
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1720s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical
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Early 20th Century Persian Victorian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Sultanabad Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical
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Early 20th Century Persian Edwardian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Rustic Grey, Red, Cream Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Senneh Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
innovations in techniques and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical washing manipulation. Some
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Rustic Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Kurd Throw Rug in Red Cream
Located in New York, NY
has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical washing manipulation. Some
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Rustic Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Malayer Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
innovations in techniques and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Mahal Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
innovations in techniques and materials. In Persia, this has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic
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Early 20th Century Persian Rustic Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Small Room Size Carpet in Jewel Tones
Located in New York, NY
has meant machine-spun threads and yarns, synthetic dyes, and chemical washing manipulation. Some
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Meissen Gorgeous Figurines Group Six Gardeners, Tall Tree by Acier, circa 1870
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
TREE - VISIBLE. ° a couple situated at top (on a rock): the woman is spinning yarn while
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1870s German Rococo Antique Yarn

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Pair Seated Man Reading and Woman with Yarn Winder
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen pair seated man reading and woman with yarn winder. First modelled by Acier Circa 1770
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Yarn

Materials

Porcelain

Early Yarn-Sewn Wool Rug with Pineapple and Floral Motif
Located in New Hope, PA
A rare and extraordinary early New England yarn-sewn wool rug featuring a central pineapple and
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Linen

Antique Wooden Shaker Yarn Swift from Mt. Lebanon, New York
By Mt. Lebanon Shaker Community
Located in Lenox, MA
This is a yarn swift from the Mt. Lebanon Shaker Village in New Lebanon, NY. It dates from the
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Early 20th Century American Antique Yarn

Materials

Maple, Ash

Yarn-Sewn Rug on Linen with Flowers and Blue Jays
Located in New Hope, PA
American, found in New Jersey, circa 1840-1860 Measures: Ht. 33 in., W. 66 in. In excellent condition with vibrant colors and the majority of the fringe intact Exhibited: “Light...
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Linen

Anatolian Kelim, Handspun Yarn, Inspired by 6000-Year-Old "Elibelinde" Motif
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite Anatolian Kelim, crafted from handspun yarn, is a masterpiece of timeless artistry
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Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

“Three Kittens w/Ball of Yarn” by Alfred Brunel De Neuville
By Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville
Located in Hillsborough, CA
of Yarn” Oil on canvas Signed lower left 15 by 18in. w/frame 27 by
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19th Century French Antique Yarn

Materials

Canvas

Framed Victorian Needlepoint Work
Located in Baltimore, MD
A framed Victorian needlepoint work picturing a young girl asleep upon her dog.
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Yarn

Materials

Yarn

Rare Antique General Store Eastlake Style Paper Roll Cutter
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare antique general store Eastlake style two-tier paper roll cutter.  
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Yarn

Materials

Iron

Botanical Embroidery Crewel Work Textile Mounted to Be Wall Hung
Located in Stamford, CT
worked in a variety of stitches with wool yarn on linen.
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19th Century Unknown Jacobean Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Signed Early 1900s Antique East Turkestan Khotan Samarkand Lion Pictorial Rug
Located in Baltimore, MD
the special feature of years of abrash. One unique characteristic of hand-spun yarn is that the yarn
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Early 20th Century East Turkestani Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

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 Antique Yarn

Materials

Paper

most comfortablw 20th century walnut carved cabriole legs with wings and arms
Located in Perth, GB
of ‘double-cloth' construction; composition: worsted and natural undyed cotton yarns, and is most
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Early 20th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Marcel Breuer Bauhaus Club Armchair B3, 1927 Made by Standart Möbel
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Berlin, DE
series production. Upholstered with black, renewed Eisengarn ( iron yarn ). Very rare. Very good
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Antique Yarn

Materials

Steel

Antique Persian Serab Runner Hand-knotted from Coats of Camels
Located in Evanston, IL
are known for the extensive use of wool yarns derived from the coats of camels. The unique, earthen
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Kralik Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Vase Pallme-Konig and Habel, Teplitz
By Kralik Glassworks
Located in Brussels, BE
Kralik Art Nouveau iridescent glass vase with a dark glass yarn coating and applied flowers
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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Yarn

Materials

Art Glass

Indigo Ikat Flamme Cotton Panel, French, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
yarn. A lightweight cloth that is in a good unused condition.
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton

Unusual 19th Century Needlepoint Top Table
Located in Boston, MA
Elongated table with needlepoint top, edged with nailhead trim. Dusky rose, mauve, and sage yarns
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19th Century French Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood

Four Kittens in a Basket
By Léon Charles Huber
Located in Zürich, CH
a windowsill or playing with a ball of yarn. His cats are often portrayed as being intelligent
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Late 19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Oil

Large Russian Bokhara Rug Original, 19th Century
Located in Jersey City, NJ
large Russian antique rug with intricate design and natural dyes, wool yarns hand weaving which made
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Late 19th Century Russian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Whale Bone Swift
Located in Denver, CO
American Whale Bone Swift Turned and dished yarn holder above a telescoping swift on clamp mounted
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

18th Century French Antique Toile d Abbeville Woven Cotton Linen Pillow
Located in London, GB
yarns. Antique French linen fringes at each corner and backed in a dyed French 19th century linen
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Mid-18th Century Finnish French Provincial Antique Yarn

Materials

Cotton, Linen

19th Century Small Biedermeier Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Inlays Restored
Located in Osnabrück, DE
with fine, subtle maple yarn inlays! This commode comedy with wonderful scales! All Locks are working
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1820s Baltic Biedermeier Antique Yarn

Materials

Mahogany

Three Kittens Playing
By Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville
Located in Zürich, CH
as a cat playing with a ball of yarn or a still life of fruit and flowers. His cats are often
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Early 20th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Oil

Pair of Black Rag Dolls
Located in Summerland, CA
are embroidered, eyes embellished with buttons and yarn for hair. Each doll wears authentic children's
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Yarn

Materials

Fabric

Ikat Shawl
Located in Portland, ME
rebozo. It is woven on a back strap loom with yarns that were previously patterned in a tie dye technique
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19th Century Ecuadorean Antique Yarn

Vintage Cesare Lacca Settee in "Pampa" Fabric
Located in New York, NY
yarn is hand-dyed to create a tactile weave, while the tight back and bench seat give way to a long
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19th Century Antique Yarn

Navajo Germantown Eyedazzler Blanket
Located in San Miguel Allende, GTO
of these brightly colored yarns from Germantown Pennsylvaina they started doing mugh more elaborate
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19th Century American Antique Yarn

Chinese Rug
Located in San Francisco, CA
employ leftover yarn Exactly where this rug was woven is a mystery..
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19th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Seledang
Located in Florence, IT
A great antique Seledang from Sumatra - Palembang area. Extremely fine silk yarns and natural
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19th Century Indonesian Antique Yarn

Vintage Tunisian textile
Located in Florence, IT
dying with undyed linen yarns signs - details to shows the status of the woman this Baknuq is intended
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19th Century Tunisian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Rug, Hooked, School Yard Setting, Folk Art Freeform Early 20th Century Wall Art
Located in Madison, WI
Folk Art rug of hand-hooked wool yarns depicts the morning arrival at a country schoolhouse. The
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Very Early Wassily Chair, Model B3 by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer, Thonet
Located in Bern, CH
. The German version of this design was covered in iron yarn and sat a little lower than this French
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1920s European Mid-Century Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Steel

Early 18th Century Dutch Hand Painted Spinning Wheel
Located in Tarbert, Argyll and Bute
one side and Windmills on the reverse. The Dutch used to spin the yarn from wool and flax for making
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Late 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Yarn

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique and Unusual Soumak Rug
Located in Barcelona, ES
the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps in between passes of over-under wefting
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Early 20th Century Caucasian Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Old Chinese Rug
Located in London, GB
of the weaving, the weaver probably run out of the light blue yarn and had to finish the rug using a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Late Classic Navajo Wearing Blanket, circa 1870
Located in Santa Fe, NM
woven of commercially spun and dyed wool in mossy green (faded to cream) and cochineal dyed plied yarn
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1870s American Navajo Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Embroidered Hats, Set of Five, Central Asia, Late 19th Century
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
A rare and unusual group of hats from Central Asia, embroidered with a gold wrapped woolen yarn
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Late 19th Century Afghan Tribal Antique Yarn

Materials

Metallic Thread

Antique Early Nichols Art Deco Rug, circa 1920s
Located in San Mateo, CA
colors showcase the shimmering beauty of the yarn itself, which seems to come alive with reflected light
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mounted Late Classic Blanket, circa 1880
Located in Santa Fe, NM
yellow with commercially spun and dyed green yarn. Red field with zig zag motifs, this is a blanket motif
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Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Collection of Six Rare Riding Crops and Swagger Sticks, Including Hermes
By Hermès
Located in Fort mill, SC
entire length. Tied in numerous add on layers of string and yarn at the keeper, this was in use for
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18th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Yarn

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fillette dans un paysage champetre
By Lila Pollock
Located in New Orleans, LA
pink yarn flowers at her shoulders. Her tiny feet are shod, in a brown leather shoes and her dark hair
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19th Century Antique Yarn

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Chinese Ningxia Rug "Sayagata" Design
Located in Crondall, Surrey
. As a general rule, the older the rug, the more the wefts predominate. Thus, the knotting yarn on old
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Yarn

Materials

Wool

Antique Gendje / Kazak Rug
Located in Warwick, NY
of naturally colored yarns (including the brilliantly shaded indigo blues of the main border), and
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19th Century Kazak 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.