About the Antique Rugs of the Future Project

 Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

 Shearing, Sorting, Washing, Carding, Spinning

 "The advantages of handspun yarn to machine spun yarn"

 Rediscovery of Ancient Natural Dyes		 Our Natural Dyestuffs

 Mordants

 Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

 Weaving and Finishing Steps

 Galleries of ARFP Caucasian Azerbaijani Rugs
 


OTTOMAN CARPETS IN THE XVI - XVII CENTURIES (16-17TH CENTURIES)



 

Late 17th century Turkish carpet, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
 

Dimensions: L. 126 in. (320 cm) W. 75 in. (190.5 cm)

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1976
Accession Number: 1976.153
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile