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"

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

 

Early Anatolian Turkish rug with a large "Holbein" pattern, early 16th century. Vakiflar Museum (or TIEM), Istanbul. found at a mosque in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir. 160cm x 218 cm. 30 x 27 dm2. published in Turkish Carpets from the 13th – 18th Centuries, pic 40. wool on wool. red wefts
 

 

Image courtesy: John Taylor, rugtracker.com