January 2008 Archive

• Oriental Rugs Today, Turkish Rugs

  Turkish Rugs: Buying Rugs in Turkey

  01.30.08 | 31 Comments

  Guide to Buying Rugs and Carpets in Turkey: Great looking Turkish rugs have been made for centuries. But there is a more sinister side to the story…

• Oriental Rugs Today, Turkish Rugs

  Turkish Rugs: Anadol, I.M. International and the Rest

  01.29.08 | 4 Comments

  Turkish rugs. An overview of the best rugs coming out of Turkey today, including rugs by Anadol, I.M. International, Turkish Herekes, Turkish Kilims and more.

• Emmett Eiland's News

  Odds-and-Ends Sale Feb 1-14

  01.23.08 | 1 Comment

  Odds and ends sale February 2008 at Emmett Eiland’s Oriental Rug Company.

• Oriental Rugs Today, Turkish Rugs

  Turkish Rugs: Woven Legends

  01.22.08 | 2 Comments

  Woven Legends has had enormous influence in the Oriental rug industry since around 1985 — which is when I believe the rug renaissance began.

• Oriental Rugs Today, Turkish Rugs

  Turkish Rugs: The DOBAG Project

  01.16.08 | 5 Comments

  DOBAG is a Turkish acronym meaning Natural Dye Research and Development Project. Under DOBAG villagers learned the traditional use of natural dyes to make rugs.

• Oriental Rugs Today, Western Influences

  Western Influences on Oriental Rugs

  01.14.08 | Comment?

  A fundamental change has occurred in the way oriental rugs are selected to be woven. Commercial interests in Europe and America are now deciding what carpets…

• Oriental Rug Misconceptions, Oriental Rugs Today

  7 Misconceptions About New Oriental Rugs

  01.10.08 | Comment?

  Oriental rug expert Emmett Eiland dispels some common misconceptions about new oriental rugs and carpets.

• Old vs New Rugs, Oriental Rugs Today

  New Oriental Rugs that Look Old

  01.09.08 | 3 Comments

  For at least a hundred years, oriental rug sellers have devised ways to simulate an old-rug look in new rugs, with methods ranging from harmless to nearly fatal…

• Dyes and Wool, Oriental Rugs Today

  Dyes and Spin: Final Considerations

  01.08.08 | 3 Comments

  For all practical purposes, both natural dyes and modern chrome dyes are superb, and so are hand- and machine-spun wool. The choice is aesthetic.

• Dyes and Wool, Oriental Rugs Today

  Handspun vs. Machine-Spun Wool Pile

  01.07.08 | 6 Comments

  The distinction between handspun and machine-spun wool is Oriental rugs is far from academic. Handspun and machine-spun wool have different properties that crucially affect how a rug looks.

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