Classifying Carpets and Rugs
All carpets are rugs, but not all rugs are carpets? In today’s Oriental rug and carpet market, it is typical...
About Chinese Rugs Part 1
Chinese Rugs It is impossible to say exactly where and when rug-making in China first began. There is ample literary...
About Persian Rugs
Weaving region: Iran Categories produced: masterworkshop, workshop, village, and nomadic For most people, the terms “Persian rugs” and “oriental rugs”...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 3
Vase- This term is applied to a number of compositions employing a vase, or group of vases, as a principal...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 2
Panelled garden- The field is divided into panels or compartments containing either individual motifs or identifiable segments of the overall...
Persian and Universal Rug Designs Part 1
Floral- The image of a lush and fecund garden is the one that is deeply rooted in both the religious...
Glossary Of Rug Terms #21
Every so often, we write a rug term dictionary post for those wanting to improve their handmade rug vernacular. Whether...
How To Help A Faded Rug
A congenial atmosphere includes protection from too much sunlight. Sunlight streaming through a window directly onto a rug is virtually...
The Rug Renaissance Part 2
By the 1950′s there simply were fewer new rugs to choose from than there had been in the past. Many...
The Rug Renaissance Part 1
Americans and Europeans of a certain stripe have been in love with Oriental rugs for over a century. But we...