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A few
words about Turkish Bazaar... www.turkishbazaar.us is committed to its mission of providing consumers with quality Oriental Turkish rugs, kilims and other Turkish gift products at affordable prices. The company has emerged as a leader in online import/export marketplace, with operations in both the United States and Turkey. More... |
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Notes From Anatolia |
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Gullible's Travels: Ruggie as Tourist in Turkey |
 Guide to Oriental Rugs |
Expansion
and Development of Turkish Rug and Kilim Weaving in Anatolia |
| During the time time of Selcuk Empire and before they came to Anatolia, Turks reigned or Iran (Persia) and caucasus for several centuries. The art of weaving was introduct to Anatoly by the Selcuks toward the end of the 11th. and the begining of 12th. centuries... |
| The use of wegetables, barko, roots and other natural items to make dyes has been a well known art for many tousands of years. this ancient practice continued unchanged and untouched untill the mid 19th. century when synthetic dyes were invented. The findigs at a Chinese... |
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Materials
Used in Rug and Flat Weave Weaving |
| Rugs and the various flatwaves are made from five basic materials; sheep wool, goat hair, cotton, floss silk, and silk. Sheep Wool : The quality of wool varies according to the climate, the breed of sheep, and the time of year of the shearing. Wool from sheep that live in warm... |
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Techniques
of Rug and Flatweave Construction |
| In flatweaving there are a number of different types of loom and weaving techniques but for purposes herein, the various types can be catogorized into two general groups. The first grouping contains the basic flatweave technique, or "kilim weaving". In a kilim, the pattern... |
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Language of
Motifs in Oriental Rugs |
| Some time ago newspapers reported that there is only one man left in the world who speaks a certain language and that when he dies the language and that when he dies the language will be forever lost. It will not be, the first or the last language to be lost,... |
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Buying a Rug |
| There are certain things which you must conside when buying a carpet. First decide what size you are looking for. If you want a carpet for a certain room or area, measure that area thoroughly, taking into account any awkward corners and fire places... |
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Guide to Turkish Kilims |
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The Meaning of
Kilim |
| Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flatweaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of North Africa, the Balkans, Turkey... |
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Kilim
Symbols |
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Goose: sacred aminal in the
epic of Mount Goose Goose Foot: brings luck; the divine trio (holiness,
productivity, fertility) is represented in each toe in the foot Camel: the blessing of an obedient animal... |
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Oriental Rug and Kilim Care |
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Removing
Specific Stains |
| Do not keep your carpet always in the same direction. Change the direction of the carpet which lies on the floor at least twice a year so the carpet will age from all directions equally.Be sure that the legs of furniture which rest on your carpet are not too sharply pointed... |
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Cleaning
and Daily Care of Rugs and Kilims |
| Cleaniness is the first and major step towards the preservation of a hand-made carpet and it is the best care of to damage. There are no hard or fast rules to stipulate when and how often to clean a carpet since every had-made carpet is different and every hosehold exposes... |
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Rug & Kilim Glossary |
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Carpet
Glossary |
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Abadeh: Top quality postwar Shiraz style rugs. The town
half way on the main shiraz Isfahan road. Abrash: Change or variation in the color of a rug due to differences in the wool or dye bath. The effect of abrash is subtle shading differences. In older or antique rugs... |
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Oriental Rug Classifications |
Overlook to a Carpet | Carpet Map of Turkey |
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Classification by Regions |
| | Bergama | Dosemealti | Hereke | Kozak | Kayseri | Kars | Kula | Kulluce | Ladik | Taspinar | Yagcibedir | | Yahyali | |
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Overlook
to a Carpet |
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Carpet Maps of
Turkey |
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Istanbul City Guide |
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About
Istanbul |
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Grand Bazaar |
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Picture
Gallery |
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Turkey in
Pictures |
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Oriental Rug & Kilim Pictures |
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OrientalRugLovers.com |
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