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, first half 18th century. Published in "Transylvanian Turkish Rugs: Tracing The Ottoman Rugs From The 1914 Exhibition In The Budapest Museum Of Applied Arts", by Emese Pasztor, plate 271 (photo courtesy: John Taylor)