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 rug, Salmasöyüd design, early 19th century, Mountainous Kuba Region, possibly Söhüb or Khyrt village, Konagkend District, North East Azerbaijan.

KUBA, ca. 155x197 cm
Eastern Caucasus, around 1800
Sale of 28th March 1992, # 146
Result: DM 87,000
Rippon Boswell