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
 


OTTOMAN CARPETS WITH CHINTAMANI MOTIF
 

West Anatolian Çintamani carpet, acquired from Herrmann, Munich, in 1991, 128 x 161 cm, 16th / 17th century, Published Herrmann ‘Asiatische Teppich- und Textilkunst’ 1991 page 12.1, Besides this rug there are only known three large-scale pieces in the museums of Florence, Czech Republic and London. Bausback Collection