Homecraft Rugs: Their Historic Background, Romance of Stitchery and Method of Making by Lydia Le Baron Walker (1869 - 1958)

A tour de force of the history, construction, preservation, and beauty of all types of rugs, with chapters on braided, needlepoint, woven, crocheted, tapestry, and embroidered rugs and other lesser-known types of floor coverings. - Summary by Joanne Turner