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 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

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Cairene Ottoman Saf Prayer rug. John Taylor's note on this rug: "One strange carpet, now in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, features white cotton highlights and S-Spinning,plus a border found on the Berlin-MAK (Museum of Applied Art in Vienna), Kestner Museum fragments."




Picture courtesy: John Taylor, rugtracker.com