June 7, 2017

Afghanistan Rugs

Ferahan 5' 9 Afghan rugs (plus especially, rugs woven by Afghan refugees in camps in Pakistan) are presented in a selection of designs and qualities. Conventional rugs tend to be dominantly purple and very dark-blue or black colored in color, although tones of brown and silver additionally occur. Better Afghan rugs have actually excellent wool and strong geometric designs from Turkomen and Belouchi resources. Vegetable-dyed rugs in standard Ersari designs woven included in the non-profit Cultural Survival task tend to be excellent, and in the last years conventional Persian (Heriz, Bakshaish, and recently some fine Feraghan) and Caucasian (Kazak, Shirvan, etc.) designs finished with handspun wool and vegetable dyes on wool and cotton fiber warps have actually appeared. Some of those are exceptionally beautiful and generally are exceptional values.