Today we are showcasing 2 great Gabbeh rugs that will brighten up anyone’s home. They are both Rug Ideas production rugs and utilize hand spun wool and have all natural vegetable dyes. These are “green rugs”! Take a look below:…
Old Turkish carpets were woven in reds and dark and light blues, with rows of repeated lozenges, eight pointed stars, and hooked octagons. Many were woven in Ushak, which until the 16th and 17th centuries was the principal center for…
Heriz is the best known of a number of villages in a district of northwestern Iran that stretches to Tabriz, and its carpets are superior in quality to others created in the region. The silk carpets that were woven there…
For a room that needs excitement, adding a rug might be the perfect answer. While that alone is a good enough reason to decorate with a rug, there are others. You might say it completes a room by tying all…
Cedar-lined storage chests and closets have long been used for long-term storage of out-of-season clothing, in the belief that the cedar will deter moths from destroying the clothing. But does it really work? The damage moths cause to natural fibers is…
Reasons To Choose Wool: Natural – Grown on sheep that graze freely on the countryside Sustainable – Wool is an annually renewable fibre and therefore is a resource that is naturally replenished. Warm – Wool is the original fibre for…
The great majority of Oriental Rugs are made with wool because of its beauty and durability. Wool is capable of absorbing deep color from dyestuffs as wool fiber drinks in color like a sponge and locks it within the fiber…
This is the time of year when carpet moths show up in your home looking to snack on Oriental and Persian rugs. We are not the only ones who like the longer days, warm temperatures, and sunny weather. Moths love warm…
Our weaver this time wanted to show us how artist she is. She made a photo of the Santa Claus and wove it on a kilim with his beard high lighted. This is for sale for $195 with free shipping…
I received a new shipment of Persian rugs from Tehran while ago. My supplier has sent me a Mercedes Benz logo made on a Persian rug along with other rugs and kilims. The size of this little rug 21″ x…