Traditional Turkish Carpets

History of turkish carpets and kilims seljuk carpets.

Traditional turkish carpets. Before the yarn can be used for weaving several strands have to be twisted together for additional strength. From shop craftsbybusra 899 00. The beauty of turkish carpets took the attention of europeans. Vintage traditional handwoven goat hair turkish carpet rug embroidered anatolian nomad yoruk made in 1970s 200 x 90 cm craftsbybusra.

No synthetic dyes are used during the wool making process we only use dyes made from local natural materials. Anatolian early period carpets. Turkish carpets in european renaissance art. Fadet rug turkish rug oushak rug vintage rug area rug turkish rug vintage rug bohemian rug area rug rugs turkish carpet.

There are different types of rugs produced in turkey and they are classified according to the materials used. Silk on silk wool on cotton wool on wool viscose on cotton kilims tulu. Wool comes from the coats of sheep. Natural wool comes in colors of white brown fawn yellow and gray which are sometimes used directly without going through a dyeing process.

The wool typically is hand spun using a drop spindle called a kirmen and spinning wheels. The oldest known seljuk carpets are the 13 th century ones in alaeddin. All our carpets and kilims are guaranteed genuine all materials are sourced locally the carpets are hand woven on traditional looms. All carpets and kilims sent to international.

Traditionally wool used for turkish carpets is spun by hand. Wool quality varies by region and climate with the higher quality wool coming from sheep found in cooler and higher elevations. Online turkish carpet showroom and shop.