The Rug Renaissance Part 5
By now, we’ve gone over most of the events that shaped the rug renaissance. If you’ve missed any of the...
Rugs Of China
Unlike most other rug-making countries, China mainly draws its design repertoire from other artistic disciplines (painting, etc), as well as...
History of Oriental Rugs Part 1
In 1949 the Chinese invaded Tibet, and inadvertently changed the modern history of oriental carpets. Before then, Tibetans made rugs...
About Oriental Rugs
All oriental rugs are made in one of two ways: they are either hand-woven (flat-weaves) or hand-knotted (pile rugs). Individual...
The Origins of Rug Designs
It is impossible to say with any degree of certainty exactly where, when, and how the majority of rug designs...
Persian Rugs Fun Facts
Some fun facts about Persian rugs: * Persian rugs are said to date back 2,500 years and Persian rugs remain...
What is a Persian Rug?
By definition a Persian rug was woven in the land of Persia, now modern day Iran. Today the term Persian...
Persian Rugs Part 2
A couple months ago, we published an article about Persian Rugs. Due to consumer’s massive interest in Persian Rug Stores,...
Oriental Rug Web Resources #1
Oriental Rug Web Resources #1 Although our site is a wealth of Oriental Rug Knowledge, there are other good places...
Glossary of Rug Terms #4
Glossary of Rug Terms #4 Every month or so, we will post a few interesting rug-related terms and their definitions...
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