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
 

back to "An Educational Guide to Antique Tabriz rugs and carpets" main page

 

Antique Tabriz carpet, Azerbaijan, NW Iran

A late 19th century Persian Tabriz antique rug, the black field with a precisely-drawn lattice of elongated curvilinear flowering vines and palmettes within a pale rust scattered floral motif border.

$90,000
Size: 15'8" × 11'8"
Item No: BB3293
Doris Leslie Blau