CARPETS
Pakistan dominated the carpet market for many years producing high quality Bokhara rugs (elephant foot pattern) with over 14,000,000 looms producing this quality rug. Pakistan has also attracted many Turkoman refugees from Iran, Afghanistan and the Caucasus’s with the unrest in these regions. This has led to a huge change in the carpet production in this country. Pakistan is the foremost producer of hand-spun vegetable dye rugs, Kazaks and very fine decorative carpets utilising New Zealand wool due to their commonwealth connections.
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10/20 BOKHARA
We think that our hand-knotted Pakistan Bokhara collection is second to none. We have been working with the same supplier in Lahore for over six years developing exclusive guls (these are the all over designs that look like an elephant’s footprint on the rugs) and a good variety of colours away from the standard reds and roses. The guls are the signature for a particular tribe. We also use more colours in each rug which improves the definition of the pattern and makes them more interesting. Traditionally they used only three colours in the design which made the rugs relatively quick to weave. We initialised designs with up to eight colours which bring the designs to life. The rugs are made of New Zealand wool which helps give them a beautiful sheen. They are very finely woven, containing around 200 knots per square inch. Knots per dollar, these rugs are very inexpensive.
We think that our hand-knotted Pakistan Bokhara collection is second to none. We have been working with the same supplier in Lahore for over six years developing exclusive guls (these are the all over designs that look like an elephant’s footprint on the rugs) and a good variety of colours away from the standard reds and roses. The guls are the signature for a particular tribe. We also use more colours in each rug which improves the definition of the pattern and makes them more interesting. Traditionally they used only three colours in the design which made the rugs relatively quick to weave. We initialised designs with up to eight colours which bring the designs to life. The rugs are made of New Zealand wool which helps give them a beautiful sheen. They are very finely woven, containing around 200 knots per square inch. Knots per dollar, these rugs are very inexpensive.
GHAZNI
Vegetable Dyes
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extremely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. We have chosen a mixture of Turkoman designs and more classical motifs for these unique pieces which lend themselves well to this style of construction. These pieces have been woven on a warp of cotton rather than the traditional woolen warp because cotton gives the carpet more rigidity and allows it to lie better on the floor. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago.
Very Fine Haji Jalili
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extremely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago. Haji Jalili refers to the greatest carpet weaver of all time who produced the finest carpets in the late 19 century in Kashan, Iran and we feel that these carpets are in the same tradition using the best vegetable dye quality available today.
Very Fine Motesham
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extemely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago. Motesham refers to a carpet weaver from Kashan who produced some of the finest carpets in the 19 century and we feel that these carpets are in the same tradition using one of the best vegetable dye quality available today.
Vegetable Dyes
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extremely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. We have chosen a mixture of Turkoman designs and more classical motifs for these unique pieces which lend themselves well to this style of construction. These pieces have been woven on a warp of cotton rather than the traditional woolen warp because cotton gives the carpet more rigidity and allows it to lie better on the floor. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago.
Very Fine Haji Jalili
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extremely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago. Haji Jalili refers to the greatest carpet weaver of all time who produced the finest carpets in the late 19 century in Kashan, Iran and we feel that these carpets are in the same tradition using the best vegetable dye quality available today.
Very Fine Motesham
We have specially commissioned these pieces for this exclusive collection utilising techniques from a bygone era. Constructed using hand-spun Ghazni wool which is a rare soft, lustrous and extemely durable wool from northern Afghanistan. All these pieces have been dyed using vegetable dyes which give the carpet its superb patina. The warp ends (fringes) have been dyed with tea to give the carpet a more antique look. They have been hand-knotted in Pakistan by some of the best Turkoman craftsmen available using skills handed down through the ages from the original Persian conquerors centuries ago. Motesham refers to a carpet weaver from Kashan who produced some of the finest carpets in the 19 century and we feel that these carpets are in the same tradition using one of the best vegetable dye quality available today.
KAZAK - Chechen - Shirvan
The areas known as Kazakstan, Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Iran and Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics. These rugs are woven by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds, Georgians, Azerbaijanis and Lurs. Many of the people of Turkoman origin fled to Pakistan when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and most of the rugs are woven close to Peshawar on the Afghan-Pakistan border.There are many design influences and consequently a large variety of motifs of various medallions, diamonds, latch-hooked zig-zags and other geometric shapes. However, it is the wonderful colours used with rich reds, blues, yellows and greens which make them stand out from other rugs. The ability of the Caucasian weaver to use dramatic colours and patterns is unequalled in the rug weaving world. Very hard-wearing rugs as well as being very collectable.
The areas known as Kazakstan, Chechenya and Shirvan respectively are situated north of Iran and Afghanistan and to the east of the Caspian sea and are all new Soviet republics. These rugs are woven by settled Armenians as well as nomadic Kurds, Georgians, Azerbaijanis and Lurs. Many of the people of Turkoman origin fled to Pakistan when the Russians invaded Afghanistan and most of the rugs are woven close to Peshawar on the Afghan-Pakistan border.There are many design influences and consequently a large variety of motifs of various medallions, diamonds, latch-hooked zig-zags and other geometric shapes. However, it is the wonderful colours used with rich reds, blues, yellows and greens which make them stand out from other rugs. The ability of the Caucasian weaver to use dramatic colours and patterns is unequalled in the rug weaving world. Very hard-wearing rugs as well as being very collectable.
VERY FINE PAK-PERSIANS 18/18
This refers to the number of knots per square inch in these superb examples of the weaver’s art. This means there are over 46,000 knots in a square foot! Labour spent on a piece is measured in ‘dehari’ which is one days weaving which equates to 6000 knots. A 12’ x 9’ rug would take in excess of 800 dehari or days or 2 years to weave. On a rug 12’ x 9’ there would be four weavers working so they would take 200 days working together to weave this size. Designs in these rugs are nearly always Persian in origin. However, do not consider these pieces mere copies as when the conquering hordes of the Aryans subjugated these countries they left behind the art and skill to produce these rugs locally which is enhanced by the indigent peoples.
This refers to the number of knots per square inch in these superb examples of the weaver’s art. This means there are over 46,000 knots in a square foot! Labour spent on a piece is measured in ‘dehari’ which is one days weaving which equates to 6000 knots. A 12’ x 9’ rug would take in excess of 800 dehari or days or 2 years to weave. On a rug 12’ x 9’ there would be four weavers working so they would take 200 days working together to weave this size. Designs in these rugs are nearly always Persian in origin. However, do not consider these pieces mere copies as when the conquering hordes of the Aryans subjugated these countries they left behind the art and skill to produce these rugs locally which is enhanced by the indigent peoples.