Some news about Iranian rugs
April 6, 2020
Alireza Qaderi the director of hand-woven carpet think tank is to protest the sudden ban on Iranian made rugs to the USA. He decided this response was necessary after Washington decided to ban the import of Iranian rugs to the U.S. in late September, IRNA reported. He said this move by the U.S. is against […]
Read ArticleTibetan Rugs
March 31, 2020
Tibetan rug making is an ancient, traditional craft. Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep's wool, called changpel. Tibetans use rugs for many purposes ranging from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles, though the most common use is as a seating carpet. A typical seat carpet measuring around 3ftx5ft (0.9m x 1.6m) is called […]
Read Articlerugs, life, zen
March 1, 2020
So I have started back at university now and in the house we are renting there are no rugs. It is very cold because it is all laminate flooring. The laminate flooring is terribly laid. There is a huge hole underneath one of my boards behind the door. I would love a shaggy circle rug […]
Read ArticleArt as a rug
February 22, 2020
When does a rug lose its employment of keeping the floor warm when you stand on it and become purely decorative? Is it when it is hung from a wall or put into an exhibition? Does a rug ever loose its ability to still do the job it was made for? When looking at a […]
Read ArticleAleppo the city our rugs are made, Chapter 3
January 13, 2020
The City of Aleppo is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and has been occupied from around 5000 BC. William Shakespeare makes reference to the city in his famous play 'Macbeth'. The City lies 379 metres above sea level on a small group of hills with the Quweq river running through its […]
Read ArticleLocal Cuisine
January 11, 2020
Most people in that part of the area to the east of the Mediterranean think of Aleppo as the 'foodie' capital of the region. The cuisine is partly based on dishes that subsistance farmers have developed over hundreds, or even thousands, of years. These are almost always vegetarian, using things like lentils, wheat and the […]
Read ArticleThe Euklisia rug
January 2, 2020
An innovative rug that's been described as the world's first sleeping bag has been re-created and is going on display at the Newtown Textile Museum. The Euklisia rug - patented by Newtown entrepreneur Pryce Jones in 1876 - was exported around the world in the late 19th century. Documents show he sold 60,000 the rugs […]
Read ArticleTips to clean a shaggy rug
December 29, 2019
The shaggy rug is making a come back from its popular American debut in the late 1960's. Shaggy rugs enjoy a very long history, dating back to ancient Greece and other civilizations. The ancient flokati rug, made of goat's fur, is the Greek equivalent of a shaggy rug, and it is very similar to today's […]
Read ArticleWoolen rugs and their appeal
December 27, 2019
When you start your search for a new rug to place in your home, you find that there are a number of different choices. One choice is to go for wool rugs. Some people believe that wool rugs are old fashioned, that the new materials are better for their homes. This is not necessarily the […]
Read ArticleCarpet & Rug manufacture in Aleppo, Syria
December 5, 2019
Getting a carpet made just for yourself is part of a long tradition that is still carried out on a fairly small scale. A few miles down the road from here, in a small Kurdish town called Affrin, there are women doing just that. In a small factory unit, a few women sit at looms […]
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