ARdebil is a historical city in north-western Iran. Ardebil is centre of Adabil province. Its population is estimated to be around 650,000. Famed for its silk and Carpet trade tradition. Ardabil is the seat of the sanctuary and tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn, eponym of the Safavid Dynasty.

Baluch. The name given to the group of villagers which inhabit Baluchistan - an area in western Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Most rugs are small, double wefted, asymmetrical and tribal in character. Designs are usually of tree of life, prayer rugs and all over patterns of various guls and botehs.

 

 

Bokara. A famous central Asian city which acted as a collection point for *Turkoman tribal carpets.Today, Bokhara rugs are referred to any rugs which have a design derived from the motif of the Turkoman gul. No carpet weaving was undertaken in the city itself.

*Turkoman. A group of Turkish speaking Moslems living in northern Iran, northern Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Most important tribes within the Turkoman people are the Yomut, Tekke, Salor, Erasri and Saryk. Turkoman rugs usually have red - brown fields decorated with rows of guls and are made with wool foundations and wool pile. Knot counts are high. Antique Turkoman weavings are very prized by collectors.

 

 

Caucasian. An area of southern Russia which is bordered by the Black Sea on the West and the Caspian Sea on the east. The Caucasus mountains border the region from the northwest diagonally to the southeast. Caucasian rugs usually have geometric designs and bright lively colors. Rugs are most frequently doubled wefted and usually woven on either a full wool foundation or on wool warps with cotton wefts. Warps are undyed. Knot count ranges from 60 per square inch for Kazaks up to about 120 for Kuba rugs.

dhurrie. A reversible, flat-woven rug with a loose weave and a casual feel, often brightly colored. Dhurries are usually woven in India with either cotton or wool. The design is created by interweaving colored weft threads through the warp threads.

 

HAmadan. Hamadan rugs are named for the city of Hamadan in Northwest Persia. The region around Hamadan has over 600 rug producing villages. Hamadan carpets are known for their high quality and attractive design. Hamadan is believed to be the oldest Iranian (Persian) city and one of the oldest in the world. Hamadan is a green mountainous area on the foothills of the 3574-meter Alvand Mountain,in the mid west of Iran. The city is 1850 meters above sea level. The special nature of this old city and its historic sites attract tourists during the summer to this city, located approximately 400km southwest of Tehran.

 

Jaipur - also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is the former capital of a princely state of the same name. The city was founded in 1728 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. The population in 2003 was approximately 2.7 million. Our Jaipur rugs are made of vegetable dyes and handspun wool. All new and in a perfect condition.

KAshan. An important and famous center for carpet production in Iran. The golden age of Kashan with its magnificent court carpets, took place during the Safavid rule in the 16th and 17th centuries. After about a 250 year decline, Kashan began emerging again as a leading weaving center in the late 19th early 20th centuries. During this time Australian wool which was actually spun in Manchester England was used. These "Manchester Kashans" had a glossy sheen to their finish and their floral designs were frequently on a red background.

 

KErman. A city and province in southeastern Iran which is responsible for rug production since the Safavid empire in the 16th century. Major production began in the 1890's when most of Kerman's rugs were exported to America. Designs include those of floral patterns, central medallions, pictorial designs, panels, and of prayer formats.

 

 

MAlayer is a city in the Hamadan Province of Iran. The 2nd largest city of the Hamedan province, in Western Iran, it has a history of rug weaving.

 

 

NEedlepoint. Needlepoint is a type of flatweave that is created by the weaving of the colored yarns through a pre-made scrim, or grid-like backing. Typical designs that we carry are Aubusson (French), animal and floral/fruit designs.

 

PEshawar/Chobi Is the name of a carpet traditionally made from handspun wool and natural colors extracted from plants and vegetables. A combination of high quality and innovative use of traditional Persian designs - makes the Chobi rug one of the most desirable rug types in the market today. The original comes from the region of Peshawar in Pakistan - we also carry a fantastic quality Chobi that is made in India. Also made with vegetable dyes and handspun wool. If you like Chobi rugs you may also like our Ushak rugs.

 

SArouk. Sarouk rugs are made in a wide area in and around the village of Sarouk in the Arak province of central Persia. Sarouk rugs are renown for their excellent quality. The traditional Sarouk design is of a medallion and corner cheme which combines angularity with stylized, although strangely naturalistic, floral forms.

 

 

SErab. A town in northwest Iran between Arbdebil and Tabriz which is mostly known for the production of runners. Frequent design depicts repeating diamonds or hexagon on a camel or ivory colored field. Symmetric knot is used on a wool or wool and cotton foundation.

SERAPI. The term Serapi is an invention of the market, but it nevertheless signifies a real distinction. Serapi rugs are the very best and probably the oldest *Herizes.

*HERIZ. One of the most famous centers for rug production. The city is located in northwest Iran about forty miles west of Tabriz. Although a low knot count of about 30-80 is commonly used, these types of rugs are some of the most sought after in all of oriental carpet weavings. Sizes are usually large and depict a dominating squarish medallion having pendants attached on both ends. Herizes are double wefted, woven on cotton foundation and use the symmetrical knot. The Heriz region was meeting a great demand for furnishing carpets in the industrializing west - United States in particular.

 

SHIrvan. An important central eastern Caucasian region known for weavings of fine antique rugs. Size of rugs is usually small with an average size of about 28 square feet. Foundation is either all wool or wool warps and cotton wefts. Designs include prayer formats, geometric medallions layouts, and rugs depicting animal motifs.

 

SUmak. A type of flatweave in which the wefts encircle groups of warps usually in horizontal patterns. Frequently the weft would loop four warps forward and then two backward. From the front, the textile looks like a flatweave while the reverse has some protruding loose weft chords. Soumaks are common in Caucasian, Kurdish and Shasahvan weavings.

 

TAbriz. A city in northwestern Iran which has a major weaving tradition dating to the 15th century. It was at this time that weavers from Tabriz introduced the curvilinear designs to the courts at Istanbul. After a decline of a few hundred years, Tabriz began re-establishing its position in the mid 19th century as the market center for the export of Persian rugs to the west.Tabriz weavers have a reputation of copying designs from other areas of Iran and therefore the best way to establish the true origin of a Tabriz is by examining the rug's structure. Tabrizes are double wefted, Turkish knot is dominant, warps and wefts are of cotton and are mostly undyed (at times however, wefts may be either pale blue or light gray). Many designs are used and include medallions, hunting patterns, prayer and pictorial rugs. Some superb silk Tabrizes were woven during the late 19th century.

 

TIbetan. Tibetan rug making is an ancient art and craft in the tradition of Tibetan people. These rugs are primarily made from tibetan highland sheeps virgin wool. The Tibetan uses rugs for almost any domestic use from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles. The process of making tibetan rugs is unique in the sense that almost about everything is done by hand

UShak. A town of west central Turkey with a tradition of rug production which began as early as the 15th century. It is most famous for its 16th century star, medallion and prayer rug designs. At the end of the 19th century, due to the demand for large room size rugs in Europe and the United States, a production on a large scale commercial basis began taking place there. Rugs from the Ushak region have wool pile on wool foundation and most are crudely made with low knot counts. Most Ushaks have the medallion design or the all over pattern design. Fine Ushaks with attractive designs and good color combinations are very sought after for their decorative purpose. Our new Ushak rug are made with vegetable dyes and handspun wool.