Cut pile carpets

Years ago, I had a workshop in London with Noreen Roberts (whose excellent booklet on how to make cut pile carpets is sadly unavailable), but time went by with too many other distractions. Recently, I decided to get going again.

The Pazyryk Carpet is a cut pile masterpiece from the 5th c BCE, so there's no telling how far back cut pile carpets were made.

More late medieval cut pile carpets can be found in European paintings than in museums, given that the carpets wore out and were re-used as smaller items like bags.

And there are many Tudor ones. I was inspired by the star designs, and created this one:

This will be worked 85 x 85 knots (6 knots or 12 warp threads per inch). I'll work to the center line then will flip the chart. It will be approximately 14" x 14".