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
 


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"Transylvanian" rug, Western Turkey, second half 17th century, Ottoman Empire. Published in Jekyll’s Ltd. catalogue in 1931, Jekyll’s Ltd was a renowned London-based dealer and publisher specializing in oriental carpets and rugs throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

 

Currently in John Bryan Collection (Crab Tree Farm Colleciton), Illinois

 


A black-white photo of the rug, courtesy of John Taylor (rugtracker.com)