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 carpet, S. Kuba Region, Azerbaijan, East Caucasus, late 19th century. The Textile Museum R36.3.4, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1905

 This is a significant rug, because it is the earliest recorded purchase of a Caucasian carpet in the Myers Collection (1905)