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 XVIII CENTURY

 


 
Konya Carpet
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile
Dimensions: L: 123 in. (312.4 cm) W: 46 1/2 in. (118.1 cm)
Credit Line: The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
Accession Number: 22.100.82
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York