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Finding Quality Oriental Rugs

Oriental rugs are like gold. By making themareas they come from. Main ones are Central
part of your home you in effect make yourPersian, Eastern Persian, Northwest Persian,
home part of long rich cultural traditions.Southern Persian, Southwestern Persian, and
Authentic Oriental rugs are hand made usingWestern Persian. Persian rugs can also be
looms according to time honored craftdived according to the type of peoples or
traditions in Central Asia and Middle East.tribes the rugs were made by. Rugs made by
First Oriental rugs were made as long ago asnomadic tribes would be smaller since they
3000  BC.use smaller more portable looms. They also
tend have bolder colors. Floor rugs made in
This is made with silk and wool fibers. Highcities or villages tend to be larger. In
quality floor rugs will have higher knotPersia rug making became an industry shortly
density (knots for square inch) than lowafter first ones were made and people were
quality ones. A very good quality area rugemployed by workshops for the making rugs
will have about five hundred to thousandespecially for selling. Most floor rugs made
knots  per  square  inch.in  cities comes from such ancient workshops.
There are three main traditions or styles inTurkey was known as Anatolia and as such
Oriental rug making. They are Caucasian,these Oriental rugs are commonly called
Persian,  and  Turkish.Anatolian rugs. They are divided into three
subcategories  Central, Eastern, and Western.
Caucasian Oriental rugs have bright geometric
patterns and come from the countries in theGood quality Oriental rugs will last a long
Caucasian mountains. New rugs from thistime. In fact it will last for several
region are rare these days because thegenerations if properly cared for. However
tradition has almost died away in the region.avoid putting such area rugs in places where
Best rugs from this region were made in latethe foot traffic is heavy. Especially avoid
19th century. There are several sub types ofplaces where they will be trodden on by dirty
Caucasian rugs categorized according to theirshoes. Remember in the countries where they
place of origin. They are Baku, Dagestan,make these rugs people used to take off their
Gendje, Karabagh, Kazak, Shirvan, and Talish,shoes  when  entering  a  house.
rugs.
They are easily cleaned with a vacuum
Persia is course present day Iran. Persiancleaner. However they may need to be beaten
Oriental floor rugs tend to have curvedonce in while.
lines. They too are subdivided according to



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