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• Old Oriental Rugs vs New Oriental Rugs

  12.05.07 | 4 Comments

  New Rugs vs. Old and Antique Rugs: The excellent new rugs of this era should convince many designers and collectors they have to be considered seriously.

• Natural Dyes and Synthetic Dyes in Oriental Rugs

  12.06.07 | 13 Comments

  Today natural dyes are an option in new oriental rugs and you will have to decide between natural and synthetic dyes if you buy one. The choice is important…

• Handspun vs. Machine-Spun Wool Pile

  01.07.08 | 7 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.

• 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.

• New Oriental Rugs that Look Old

  01.09.08 | 9 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…

• 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.

• 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…

• 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.

• 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.

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

  01.29.08 | 5 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.

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