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 SOUMAK FLATWEAVES, AZERBAIJAN

 


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Caucasian Kuba Dragon Sumakh
Code: KUDR01
Size: 140x165cm
Size (ft): 4'7"x5'4"
Area:  2.31 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate rinds, natural colors of brown and white (ivory) sheep wool
Materials: pure wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
Design: The madder red field with a variety of geometric and floral motifs, stylised animals and palmettes around a bold design of interlaced serrated ivory and green panels, each containing similar minor hooked motifs and enclosing large blue hooked stylised palmettes, in a green border of madder red and golden hooked stylized animal motif and ivory rosettes main border between floral minor border and "running dog or water" stripes.
Caucasian Kuba Konagkend Sumakh Flatweave, Azerbaijan
Code: KUSU03

Size: 157x184cm
Size (ft): 5'1"x6'0"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
Kuba Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU02

Size: 150x177cm
Size (ft): 4'11"x5'9"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
 


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Caucasian Kuba Dragon Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU05

Size: 157x214cm
Size (ft): 5'1"x7'0"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
Caucasian Kuba Sandigli Sumakh Flatweave, Azerbaijan
Code: KUSU06

Size: 175x254cm
Size (ft): 5'8"x8'3"
Area: 4.44 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Caucasian Kuba Konagkend Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU04

Size: 138x244cm
Size (ft): 4'6"x8'0"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Hand Woven in Azerbaijan
 


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Caucasian Kuba Konagkend Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU10
Size: 200x230cm
Size (ft): 6'6"x7'6"
Area: 4.6 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Northern Kuba, Azerbaijan
Design: The light brick-red field scattered with small floral lozenges and rosettes together with a stepped alternating sea-blue lozenge medallion, containing angular floral and geometric tribal motifs around a central madder red octagonal panel with rosettes and a cruciform centrepiece, the lozenges divided by paired golden yellow octagonal panels, each flanked by dart-motifs, the design enclosed within a band of various rosettes and floral lozenges, in a main border of alternating polychrome horned motifs between X motif minor borders and "running dog" or "water" motif outer border
Caucasian Kuba Sumakh Flatweave
CODE: KUSU07
Size: 153x242cm
Size (ft): 5'0"x7'11"
Area: 3.7 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Azerbaijan
Caucasian Kuba Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU11
Size: 170x238cm
Size (ft): 5'6"x7'9"
Area: 4.04 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Northern Kuba, Azerbaijan
 


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Kuba Dragon Sumakh Flatweave
CODE: KUSU08
Size: 133x178cm
Size (ft): 4'4"x5'10"
Area: 2.36 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins, walnut husks
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Azerbaijan
Design: The dusty red field with a variety of small geometric and floral motifs, stylised animals and palmettes around a bold design of interlaced serrated ivory and green panels linking indigo similar panels, each containing similar minor motifs and enclosing large golden hooked stylised palmettes, in a green border of polychrome octagons containing addorsed C-motifs (Turkic tribal elements) divided by ivory/indigo floral minor guards and outer "running dog or water" stripe.
Caucasian Kuba Konagkend Sumakh Flatweave
Code: KUSU09
Size: 158x242cm
Size (ft): 5'2"x7'11"
Area: 3.82 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Azerbaijan
Kuba Dragon Sumakh Flatweave
CODE: KUSU12
Size: 147x195cm
Size (ft): 4'9"x6'4"
Area: 2.86 m2
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool
Weaving method:
Wefts (horizontal yarns) are wrapped around the warps (vertical strands of wool; fringe is a part of it).
Hand woven in Azerbaijan