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Rugs: North American Rugs - Navajo rugs, American Indian rugs and native American rugs

Rugs: North American Rugs - Navajo rugs, American Indian rugs and native American rugs

  • North American is the name given to flat weave rugs and blankets woven by Native Americans in the Central Western areas of the US, mainly in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. These rugs are better known as Navajo rugs.
  • The weaving of Navajo rugs is the continuation of a long tradition of excellent craftsmanship that dates back nearly three centuries.
  • It is believed the Navajos learned the craft from the Pueblo Indians around 1700, as early examples of Navajo weaving show the close parallels between the two groups. The principal difference between Navajo and Pueblo weaving is that the Navajos used wool, while the Pueblos used cotton.
  • In the mid 1800s, the Navajos started using dye sources and yarns from the Europeans, especially the Germans and Spanish. Along with dyes and commercial yarn, the Europeans brought designs that could be incorporated into the flat weaves of the Navajos. These were usually Oriental patterns, which the Europeans apparently couldn't get enough of.

  • From the Navajo's own designs, the most famous examples were the 'Chief Blankets', which were worn on the shoulders of the tribe's chief. These items were extremely popular with the other Plain's Indians.
  • Navajo weaving changed radically in the last twenty years of the 19th century. Commercial ready-to-use yarns were available in a variety of colors, and by 1890 the Navajo Indians were weaving mainly for the trading posts and white tourists.
  • The traders were a great influence on the weavers, and the requests for pillow covers and bed covers to decorate white homes resulted in a proliferation of quickly woven, inferior pieces.
  • By 1890, after many years of blankets and bed coverings, white settlers were demanding covering for the floor. The Navajo rugs were born as the Indians were quick to oblige.

  • The Indians were now weaving less of their traditional simple and abstract geometric designs and more American pictorials designs including patriotic patterns and railroad scenes and houses. The traditional rugs are virtually lost and very rare today and designers seem todesire their 'Aztec' look for modern settings.
  • There are a few settlements that might still be weaving Navajo rugs, but much like all the other aspects of the Indians' culture, the Navajo rug is but a faint memory to them.

    Home Made Facials Recipes to Cleanse and Moisturize Your Skin

    Home Made Facials Recipes to Cleanse and Moisturize Your Skin

    Home Made Facials Recipes Home made facials can work wonders for your skin by taking off dead skin cells, and stimulating new cell growth.
    Plus, they are simple, convenient and inexpensive, since most of the ingredients you already have in your own kitchen.
    You can apply these relaxing facials in the comfort of your own home and it only takes a few minutes.
    Before you apply a mask, make sure you wash your face with lukewarm water and a cleanser appropriate for your skin type.
    * Important: To avoid the possibility of an allergic reaction from these home made facials, test a small quantity of any unfamiliar substance on the underside of your arm, and wait 24 to 48 hours to see if a rash develops.

    Home Made Facials for Dry Skin
    Preparing the clay or fuller's earth (this step applies to all the masks listed below):
  • Add 1/2 cup water to 1/4 cup of clay or fuller's earth (if too dry, add a few drops of water at a time)
  • Mix separate from other ingredients
  • Add any oils listed in the mask recipes
  • May substitute water for whole milk (only for dry skin recipes)

    1. Buttermilk Mask
    This mask leaves your skin more youthful.
    Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup of green clay
  • 2 teaspoons of buttermilk
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise
  • two drops lavender oil
    Preparation and application:
  • Mix the ingredients thoroughly in a bowl.
  • Pat the mask to your face, and allow to harden for 20 minutes, avoiding eye area.
  • Rinse mask off with lukewarm water. Dry face. Apply moisturizer.

    2. Avocado Mask
    This mask is a moisturizing and is high in Vitamin E.
  • 1/4 cup of green clay
  • 2 teaspoons avocado oil
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 drops rose oil
    Preparation and application:
  • Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
  • Apply mask to face, avoid the eye area.
  • Leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Apply moisturizer.

    Home Made Facials for Oily and Combination Skin
    1. Grape Mask
    This mask for combination skin (dry on some parts and oily on others) removes dead skin from your face for a fresher complexion.
    Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup fuller's earth or kaolin
  • 1/4 cup of mashed, seedless grapes
  • 1 tablespoon whole-wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
    Preparation and application:
  • Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
  • Apply paste using small paintbrush. Pat the mask to your face, and allow to harden for 20 minutes, avoiding eye area.
  • Rinse mask off with lukewarm water, then cold water. Dry face. Apply moisturizer.

    Home Made Facials for Normal Skin
    1. Honey Mask
    Your skin will feel tight and soft after applying this home made facials mask.
    Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup fuller's earth or kaolin
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 drops wheat germ oil
    Preparation and application:
  • Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
  • Apply mask to face, avoid the eye area.
  • Leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse mask off with lukewarm water, then cold water. Dry face. Apply moisturizer.
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