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 carpet, Southern Lowland Kuba Region, Shahnazarli-Karagashli Area, Azerbaijan

Weft: wool, two shoots after each row of knots
Warps: wool
Knotting: Ghiordes, wool, 110 knots per square inch [1750 per dm.2]
5'10" x 3'7", 150 x 112cm