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

 

Ian Bennett's Oriental Rugs Volume I, plate 434

 

A more crowded version of the previous piece, with nine stars instead of eight. Probably from the same group as the previous piece, attributable to Kuba, Late 19th century. 258 x 103 cm