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


CAUCASIAN KUBA AFSHAN RUGS, AZERBAIJAN

 


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Kuba Afshan (also called Zaghly or Sajayag) rug
Code: KUAFS01
Size:
152x194cm
Size (ft): 4'11"x6'4"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
Caucasian Kuba Afshan Rug, Azerbaijan
CODE: KUAFS03
Size:
152x198cm
Size (ft): 4'11"x6'5"
Area:  3.00 m2
Density: 225 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: indigo, madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, onion skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
Design: The indigo field scattered with a wide variety of small motifs and flowerheads around an angular version of the Afshan design comprising rosette panels and split palmettes, in an ivory crab or grape leaf motif main border
Kuba Afshan (also Zaghly or Sajayag) Rug
CODE: KUAFS02
Size:
143x176cm
Size (ft): 4'8"x5'9"
Area: 2.51 m2
Density: 230 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
 


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Caucasian Kuba Afshan (also called Zaghly or Sajayag) rug
CODE: KUAFS04
Size:
146x210cm
Size (ft): 4'9"x6'10"
Area: 3.06 m2
Density: 210 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, onion skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
Design: The dark indigo blue field with stylized Afshan design of large polychrome floral panels and palmettes, small floral motifs and occasional geometric tribal symbols, in an ivory border of crab / harshang motif 
Caucasian Kuba Afshan (also called Zaghly or Sajayag) Long Runner
CODE: KUAFS05
Size:
215x610cm
Size (ft): 7'0"x20'0"
Area:  13.11 m2
Density: 220 000 knots per square meter
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, onion skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and cotton wefts
Hand knotted in Azerbaijan
Design: The indigo field with an overall lattice of opposed jagged sickle-leaves, floral vine and afshan split-leaf arabesques in colours of sunflower yellow, madder red, ivory, saffron, aqua green, sky-blue. Ivory border of polychrome vine leaves between stylized flower buds