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

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Antique Tabriz Hadji Jalili carpet, Azerbaijan, NW Iran, 3'11" x 5'11"

This wonderfully refined piece, with deeply time-softened colors in perfect counterpoint to a dramatic shield medallion, would be the ideal companion to fine antique furniture. Its refined palette of soft earth tones is seldom encountered in antique carpets, but is the hallmark of the rugs in the esteemed Hadji Jallili style.

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