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

 

 

A beautiful example of so called Kuba Bijov rug, second half 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, Devechi (Divichi)-Shabran District, possibly Biliji village, North East Azerbaijan, published at Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's "The Oriental Rug" plate no: 75, 4'6" x 3'3", 100 x 140 cm, 116 knots per square inch (1850 per dm2).