All Posts in: Afghan Rugs

• Afghan Rugs and Carpets: Rugs from Afghanistan

  07.24.08 | 11 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 […]

• Khal Mohammadi Rugs

  04.29.08 | 1 Comment

  And Afghan Khal Mohammadi rug.

  One of my favorite productions from the Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan is called Khal Mohammadi. I am puzzled about where their designs spring from. They are recognizably Turkmen in character, but unlike any Turkmen designs I have seen.