About the Project: The Purpose

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

 

Kazak Pinwheel Rug (old name: rd Buynuz-Four Horns)
Size: 152x204cm
Size (ft): 4'11"x6'8"
Dyes: 100% natural dyes: madder, spurge / euphorbia, indigo, pomegranate skins
Materials: Handcarded and handspun wool for pile, wool warps and madder dyed red wool wefts
Design: The shaded madder red field with diagonal rows of bold shaded indigo hooked swastika / pinwheel-motifs each containing and divided by an ivory rosette, surrounded by paired hooked green stylised horn motifs, in an ivory border of polychrome linked lozenges divided by hooked panels between polychrome zigzag and panelled stripes, outer charcoal-black mill-pattern stripes

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