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Stories of our makers: Spontaneous trip to rural Romania

Stories of our makers: Spontaneous trip to rural Romania

Our friend’s family has been weaving our Trousseau rugs for hundreds of years. Weaving has existed for nearly as long as man has existed, and yet the art is now dying out. I had the fortune of the seeing the traditional wooden looms and machinery used to spin the yarns and weave and wash the rugs.