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
 


OTTOMAN CARPETS IN THE XVI - XVII CENTURIES (16-17TH CENTURIES)


 

Central Anatolian "Karapinar" rug, XVII-XVIII century, Ottoman Empire. published by Christopher Alexander, "A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art", New York and Oxford, 1993


image source: www.rugtracker.com, John Taylor