Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

mori

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A term describing the weave of certain Pakistani and Indian rugs, specifically the absence of warp offset in these rugs.

A term referring to rugs woven in India during the 15th-18th centuries while the Mughal dynasty was in power. This was the golden age of carpet production in India. Themes were based on the Safavid ...

Nahavand

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A town in northwestern Iran in the Hamadan region which is a weaving center for single wefted rugs on cotton foundation. Length of rug is usually twice its width. Symmetrical knot is used.

Ningxia

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A Chinese city in Gansu province known for antique rugs. Background colour of the rugs is usually pale yellow or brown with blue designs of rounded medallions, dragons or other Confucian symbols. ...

okbash

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Small pouch-like bags, usually with triangular bases and often retaining long plaited cords decorated with tassels. Apparently used to cover the ends of tent strut-poles. Most old examples are ...

overcast sides

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Technique of over-rounding wool on the non-fringe sides of a rug.

overtuft

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Tufting process done by hand or machine in which an already tufted and dyed carpet has another yarn system tufted through the back of the fabric to develop a pattern on the surface of the carpet.