Oriental Rug Resources
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Informational Sites about Oriental Rugs
- Rugbooks.com - A comprehensive collection of Oriental Rug books available for purchase
- Barry O Connell's Oriental Rug Notes (Spongobongo) - an extensive oriental rugs and carpets portal
- Jozan Oriental Rugs Portal & Magazine - another excellent informational site about oriental rugs
- TurkoTek - an online community and portal for oriental rug lovers
- Oriental Rug Review - an index of 15 years of the magazine's back issues, with many articles online
- The Persian Carpet Gallery - hosted by Stanford University, this site explores the early world of carpet weaving in Persia and elsewhere
- Armenian Rugs and Carpets - photo gallery and background info on Armenian rugs
Oriental Rug Foundations & Events
- American Conference on Oriental Rugs (ACOR) - links to regional oriental rug societies, rug-related events, and an Oriental rug slide show
- International Conference on Oriental Carpets (ICOC) - information about exciting international rug events
- RUGMARK foundation - leading the fight against child labor in the oriental rug market
Culture & History of the Rug-weaving Peoples
- Khazaria Guide to the Turkic World - an extensive directory of Turkic art, culture, and history resources
- Registan.net - a top-notch Central Asian news and culture blog
Commercial Oriental Rug Sites
We've listed these websites as a service to our readers, not as any particular endorsement.
- Antico - antique carpet dealer in Berkeley, California
- Cyber Rug Center by Allan Arthur Oriental Rugs - Atlanta dealer's site with lots of pictures
- Haliden Oriental Carpets - London-based online dealer of old and antique rugs
- McInnis Oriental Rugs - antique rug dealer based near Boston
- Oldcarpet.com - online Persian rugs and carpets dealer
- Oriental Rug Repair - Tucson company specializing in Navajo rug cleaning and repair; they also work on oriental rugs
- Thomas Cole Antique Rugs and Textiles - some great articles and historical images
- The Tribal Eye - specializing in antique tribal kilims and other woven artifacts
General Interest
- ArtLex dictionary of art - dictionary of art with articles on thousands of art terms, images, quotations, and links
- QuiltRepair.com - Berkeley-based specializing in invisible re-weaving of most Wools, Cashmere, Harris Tweeds, and hand-loomed textiles
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