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 Zeyve rug, Lowland Kuba Region, 19th century, 5'6" X 3'4" [m. 1.70 x 1.03]

Warp: wool
Weft: wool, two shoots after each row of knots
Knotting: Ghiordes, wool, 100 knots per square inch [1600 per dm.2]

 published at Luciano Coen & Louise Duncan's "The Oriental Rug"