On the craft, the family, and the care of a hand-knotted rug — written for people who want to know what they are standing on.
What a Moroccan rug is, the Berber tribes and the famous Beni Ourain, new vs genuine vintage, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted...
ReadWhat a Bijar rug is, why it's called the iron rug of Persia, the Kurdish weaving town and Herati design, and how to choose one — grounded in...
ReadWhat a Khotan rug is, its Silk Road origins in East Turkestan, the pomegranate and medallion designs, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted...
ReadWhat a Peshawar (Chobi) rug is, why it's the same family as Ziegler, where it's woven today, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted...
ReadWhat a Bakhtiari rug is, the garden-panel (khesti) design and the Bakhtiari tribe, genuine Persian vs Afghan-made, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock Bakhtiari...
ReadWhat a Mamluk rug is, its 15th-century Cairo origins, the kaleidoscopic medallion and glowing palette, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted Mamluk rugs...
ReadWhat a Tabriz rug is, its Safavid golden age and the Mahi design, what raj and Sheikh Safi mean, and how to choose one — grounded in real,...
ReadWhat a Gabbeh rug is, where the plush nomadic design comes from, how it is hand-knotted, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted Gabbeh...
ReadWhat a Bokhara rug is, what the repeating elephant-foot gul means, where it is woven today, and how to choose one — grounded in real, in-stock hand-knotted Bokhara...
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