Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

Industry: Home furnishings

Add a new term

Contributors in Oriental rugs

Become a Contributors

Oriental rugs

plain weave

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Used to describe a weave in which the warp and weft are of equal tension and spacing. On the surface the warp and weft are equally visible.

polyester

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Synthetic fiber most often used in staple spun yarns.

polypropylene

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Synthetic fiber used extensively in machine made rugs. This low-cost fiber is colored in the pellet phase of production. Performs best when headset and/or used in a dense construction.

prayer rug

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A rug with a representation of mosque or arched prayer area. Columns may be shown supporting the arch with a lamp hanging from the arch's apex.

prophet's green

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Shades of green derived from combinations of indigo blue and yellow obtained from either yellow larkspur or unripe berries of a plant of the buckthorn family. This was thought to be the color of ...

provenance

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

When applied to oriental rugs, provenance refers to the place of origin, the weavers of the rug and the time of origin.

A confederacy of tribes living in southwestern Iran and known for high quality antique tribal rugs. These sought after rugs have wool foundation dyed in red, piled with asymmetrical knots and having ...