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N° 021 · Direction confirmed — object pending

The rya

The rya
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Prologue · The knot

A knot tied at a density no loom has matched.

I · How it is made

Dense enough that the back looks woven, not knotted.

No loom has matched it since the workshop closed.

II · Where we are

We've traced two of these into private collections.

Neither owner will sell.

We're still looking for a third.

III · The city behind it

Once a working blanket on Nordic boats.

A long knotted pile to keep the cold out, before the rya moved to the wall.

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IV · Every side of it

When we find it.

The rya — the whole
IThe whole
Photograph to come
IIThe pile, close
Photograph to come
IIIThe back
Photograph to come
IVThe edge
V · Not yet

Two are kept.We're looking for the third.

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