Traditional Turkish Carpets

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Traditional turkish carpets.

The beauty of turkish carpets took the attention of europeans. Silk on silk wool on cotton wool on wool viscose on cotton kilims tulu. Fadet rug turkish rug oushak rug vintage rug area rug turkish rug vintage rug bohemian rug area rug rugs turkish carpet. All carpets and kilims sent to international.

Sheep s wool also takes dyes well. All our carpets and kilims are guaranteed genuine all materials are sourced locally the carpets are hand woven on traditional looms. Wool carpets are the most traditional type of turkish rug and are woven by hand in countryside villages. History of turkish carpets and kilims seljuk carpets.

Turkish carpets in european renaissance art. No synthetic dyes are used during the wool making process we only use dyes made from local natural materials. Natural wool comes in colors of white brown fawn yellow and gray which are sometimes used directly without going through a dyeing process. The oldest known seljuk carpets are the 13 th century ones in alaeddin.

Traditionally wool used for turkish carpets is spun by hand. Anatolian early period carpets. This combination of characteristics is not found in other natural fibers. Before the yarn can be used for weaving several strands have to be twisted together for additional strength.

The wool typically is hand spun using a drop spindle called a kirmen and spinning wheels. Wool quality varies by region and climate with the higher quality wool coming from sheep found in cooler and higher elevations. From shop craftsbybusra 899 00.