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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Western Anatolia, "Crivelli" type, 18th century. Note the open curled animal, or leaf, forms inside some of the arms of the cross medallions. Later versions have replaced these with simple flowerheads, or indistinguishable small medallions.

 

Dennis Dodds Collection

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