All Posts in: Pakistani Rugs
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Pakistani Rugs and Carpets
03.06.08 | Comment?It was once thought that Pakistan had no tradition of rugmaking. In fact, Pakistan has contributed more to the recent rug revolution than almost any other…
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Pakistani Bokhara Rugs (Bokara or Bukhara)
03.07.08 | 2 CommentsPakistani Bokharas are a type of inexpensive handmade oriental carpet, usually patterned after Turkmen Tekke tribal rugs. Also known as Bhukara, or Bokara.
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Pakistani Rugs: The “Pakistani Persian” Rug
03.14.08 | 8 CommentsA Pakistani ‘Persian’ rug means a Pakistani rug in a Persian style. Most likely, Pakistani Persian rugs were produced to fill the vacuum created when the U.S. ceased trading with Iran…
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Pakistani Rugs: Afghan Weavers in Pakistan
04.15.08 | Comment?Some of the best new oriental rugs are being made in Pakistan by Afghan refugees. Here’s the story.
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Pakistani Rugs: Chris Walter
04.17.08 | 1 CommentChris Walter has quietly created one of the very best and largest productions of natural-dyed oriental rugs and in the world in three separate businesses.
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Pakistani Rugs: Art Resources
04.25.08 | Comment?Art Resources creates great, old-looking oriental rugs in Pakistan, without distressing them with chemicals.
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Khal Mohammadi Rugs
04.29.08 | 4 CommentsKhal Mohammadi rugs are made in the Afghan refugee camps of Pakistan, specializing in Turkmen rugs with coppery-colored fields.
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Pakistani Rugs: Q Mark, Pamir, Hazara Looms
04.29.08 | Comment?Q Mark and Pamir are emerging with good, new oriental rug productions in Pakistan. Hazara looms have put production on hold due to a migration of weavers…
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Pakistani Rugs: I.M. International
05.06.08 | Comment?I.M. International is a major force in the oriental rug world, contributing scores of designs - all superior to ordinary Pakistani natural-dye carpets.
