Rug of the Day
Big Baluchi kilim in two parts, out for Nowruz inspection and awaiting sunshine to show off how it's supposed to look.
I asked an AI to find something for me. It said "since you're in Birmingham." Seems they use (very crude) IP data to localise you as a way to improve their context window to reply. Add that to out- of-date Internet news awareness and you can see why they make big mistakes (ICE, Iranian school...)
Both the idea and the comments are v amusing.
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Rick's on a roll
'Mother Earth and Father Sky' by contemporary Navajo weaver Luana Tso #WomensArt
Rug of the Day
Embroidered rug from India with lartice n flower design that harks back to (at least) the 16th Century, retailing for under £30 at TKMax.
Can verify. It's a very good book.
Rug of the Day
Massive repro "very old Axminster" in Wimpole Hall Library. Printed onto a modern pile substrate by Rutter & Co. The C18th original is rolled up nearby. It was too big to move.
