July 2008 Archive

• Oriental Rugs Today, Persian Rugs

  Persian Rugs: The Rugs and Carpets of Iran

  07.31.08 | Comment?

  A Persian Tabriz rug by Miri Iranian Rugs. To feel its texture is to love it. Luscious Persian wool!

  The last several years have seen an influx of true Persian rugs - those made in Iran - into the U.S. as trade barriers have fallen. Emmett examines the current crop of Persian rug production.
  When we wrote […]

• Chinese Rugs, Oriental Rugs Today

  Chinese Oriental Rugs

  07.29.08 | 5 Comments

  A Chinese rug in a Persian design from the Henry Gertmenian Company in San Francisco. Chrome dyes and mill-spun wool, excellent workmanship.

  It’s simply not true that all Chinese Oriental rugs are low-grade knockoffs. For instance, there are some very high quality…um, knockoffs.
  For many years the U.S. did not trade with China. At least one respected […]

• Afghan Rugs, Oriental Rugs Today

  Afghan Rugs and Carpets: Rugs from Afghanistan

  07.24.08 | 5 Comments

  Baluch kilim, mixed technique, about 6 by 9 feet. By “mixed technique” we mean it was woven in a combination of flat-weave and knotting.

  Afghan rugs are genuine, often charming — and usually phenomenally inexpensive.
  At present, it is very hard to sort out which ‘Afghan’ rugs are actually made in Afghanistan, and which are made […]

• India Rugs, Oriental Rugs Today

  Indo-Sarouks: Sarouk Rugs from India

  07.21.08 | Comment?

  A blue-field Indian Sarouk imported by Haroonian International. This line resembles Persian Sarouk rugs from the 20s and 30s.

  Indian Sarouk Rugs, or Indo-Sarouks, are Indian rugs made to look like classic Persian Sarouk rugs.
  For decades, Americans have imported Indian rugs called Indian Sarouks or Indo-Sarouks, though they have borne little resemblance to the Persian rugs […]

• Emmett Eiland's News

  Win a Free Handmade Oriental Rug

  07.17.08 | 1 Comment

  Although we must admit that the main purpose of our Oriental rug store is to sell rugs, not to give them away, we thought we’d spice things up a bit with a contest. On August 15th we’ll pick one winner at random and give them the attractive handmade Oriental rug shown above. Check out the […]

• India Rugs, Oriental Rugs Today

  India Rugs: Old World Classics

  07.01.08 | Comment?

  This rug was made in India by Old World Classics and was based on a Safavid period vase carpet.

  Old World Classics make Mahindra-like rugs and carpets in India in about forty designs, with handspun wool and natural dyes, washed and finished entirely without chemicals.
  As we have seen elsewhere, George Jevremovic of Woven Legends was influenced […]