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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AH 1273 [1857 AD] dated Karabagh Prayer rug, 3'3" x 4'9", Azerbaijan. Richard Markarian Collection, the picture can be seen on the cover of "Oriental Rugs in Cincinnati Collections," the catalog of an exhibition at the Cincinatti Museum of Art in December of 1976.