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

 

 

Antique Kuba Dragon flatweave rug, late 19th century, Northern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan

217 X 175 cm
Technique : weft float brocading with very fine Z2S wool
Warp : Wool, white, Z3S
Age: probably last quarter of the nineteenth century




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