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

 

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Antique Kazak Karachop rug, 19th century. Murray L Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland III's "Oriental Rugs A Complete Guide". Murray also relates the 2-1-2 pattern to the early Central Asian forms and a number of Turkish rugs from Western Anatolia.