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

 

 

Antique Kuba Dragon flatweave rug, mid 19th century, Northern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

Fig. 8 Soumak-woven rug in a degenerate dragon rug scheme. Textile Museum, gift of Charles Grant Ellis 1971.7.1. Published at Ellis, Charles Grant: Early Caucasian Rugs, Textile Museum, Washington D.C., 1975, p. 17