| thwest table runner is an easy way to bring out | | | | the people primarily used wool to weave their |
| that one-of-a-kind western, rustic or Native | | | | colorful rugs, table runners and other traditional |
| American feel in your home decor. Because of | | | | weaving. |
| their growing popularity, more and more home | | | | Today, many of the modern southwest table |
| decorators are choosing to buy their southwest | | | | runners are made in areas where Spanish and |
| table runner online. Used as western accents and | | | | Native American histories joined together to |
| also southwestern accessories, in breakfast nooks | | | | create beautiful designs. Southwestern table |
| or when decorating a cabin or log home with a | | | | runners, with their warm earth tone colors and |
| rustic or western theme, southwestern table | | | | unique southwestern designs make them the |
| runners give your home character and a beautiful | | | | standard for rustic home decorating. If you are |
| authentic Native American look. When purchasing | | | | searching for great southwestern decor, you will |
| American Indian style table runners, you will find a | | | | probably purchase from American companies or |
| large selection making it easy to find a western | | | | directly from Native American weavers. Buying |
| table runner and you will no doubt want to put a | | | | western table runners from Navajo or other |
| few of the most popular and sought-after runners | | | | American Indian tribes not only allows you the |
| or table rugs in your home decor. These table | | | | satisfaction of owning a southwest table runner |
| runners have a long history that has evolved over | | | | that is made by Native Americans but also helps |
| time and can truly be appreciated as great works | | | | to support the Native American heritage of rug |
| of art. | | | | weaving, and the people who themselves sell their |
| Some of the most popular southwestern and | | | | rugs, runners, and Native American art. |
| western table runners, in Indian patterns, each | | | | The style of table runner you choose will greatly |
| type of runner uses a combination of unique | | | | depend on what you like and what kind of |
| colors and characters, symbolizing spirituality or | | | | decorating you have in mind. You will find that a |
| depictions of historical events and a wide variety | | | | southwest table runner is an excellent |
| of colors and designs. | | | | southwestern accent when combined with rustic |
| Not only is a southwest table runner known for | | | | or western home decor. Whether you are |
| its incredible beauty, but the skill and hard work | | | | decorating one room in your house or decorating |
| involved in making Native table runners is also | | | | an entire house using a rustic theme, you will |
| very impressive. The makers of hand woven | | | | come across many designs and colors available to |
| table runners must be very skilled and start the | | | | choose from. Among these options you will find |
| runner making process by kneeling in front of a | | | | everything from Zapotec runners with no two |
| vertical wooden-framed loom. The designs are | | | | alike, to southwest table runners with western |
| then put into place by using a shuttle to weave | | | | style. Designers love hand woven wool table |
| different colored yarn together, making geometric | | | | runners because of the rich colors and textures. |
| characters and designs. Originally, Navajo rugs as | | | | Whatever your decorating style and whatever |
| well as those of some other Southwest Indian | | | | your home decor needs, you will definitely enjoy |
| tribes were woven of hand spun cotton thread. | | | | the richness of color and warmth brought to life in |
| However, once the wool of domestic sheep was | | | | your home by decorating with a southwest table |
| introduced to the region by the Spanish settlers, | | | | runner. |