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Articles on Oriental Rug Basics
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 Interior Design with Oriental Rugs | Interior decorating with oriental carpets
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Designing your Interior with Oriental Rugs Browse through fifty years of Architectural Digest, and you will find that Oriental rugs are featured in at least one home in every issue. In fact, Oriental rugs have been prized in Western interiors since the 16th century. Why? Because they make rooms look wonderful, and they do it instantly, without any trouble at all. Besides that, they’re practical. They’re easy to care for and they last for decades.... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/interior-design-rugs.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Oriental Rug Emergency Care | Advice for rug spills and pet stains, wet rugs
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Emergency Care for Oriental Rugs If you don’t find the information you need below, call 1-888-811-RUGS (1-888-811-7847) or 510-526-1087 during business hours. Spills and Pet Stains 1. Whether it is wine, coffee, coolaid, urine, paint or whatever, the first step is to remove as much of it as possible from the rug- as soon as possible. Paper towels work well. Keep blotting until you have got as much out as possible. 2. After blotting, many spills will re... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-care.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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 Where are Oriental Rugs made and why? Rug weaving areas
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Where are Oriental Rugs made? Oriental rugs are made as far west as Morocco and as far east as eastern China; as far north as Mongolia and as far south as India. Today's most important oriental rug weaving areas are in Turkey, Iran (Persia), Pakistan, Egypt, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and China. Why has rug-making grown up and persisted in these areas? Is there something about the geography and climate that promotes rug weaving? Plentiful grassland pastures ... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-geography.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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 Oriental Rug Identification | Guide to oriental carpet types
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company 25 Oriental Rug Identification Tools Learn these tips and tricks and you too can identify Oriental rugs. 1. If it was woven before World War 2, it is neither a Qum nor a Nain . Alone of all the finely knotted city rugs, old Tabriz carpets are almost invariably tied with the symetrical knot 2. Hamadans (made in several hundred different villages in N.W. Iran) are tied with a symmetrical (Turkish) knot, have cotton warps and wefts, one row of wefts between eac... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-indentify.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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 Old Oriental Rugs vs New Oriental Rugs | From Oriental Rugs Today
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Old Rugs vs New Rugs Reprinted without photos from . Collectors of old rugs don't like new Oriental rugs, or haven't until recently, and if they like them now, it is only with reluctance. Interior designers have a similar attitude. They are preoccupied with a ‘look', and they associate that look with old rugs. But they are pragmatic, and I believe that exposure to the excellent new rugs of this era (and the color plates in this book) will convince many... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-old-new.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Oriental Rugs Primer | Oriental carpet basics
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Oriental Rugs Primer In What Way Are Oriental Rugs Unique? Oriental rugs are different from all others in that their pile (usually wool) is tied to their foundations. That is why they are referred to as hand-knotted rugs, and that, more than anything, accounts for why they last so long—often 50-80 years in use. That also accounts for their expense. The knot-count in a square inch of an average Oriental rug is something like 100. What Country Makes the ... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-primer.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Judging Quality in Oriental Rugs and Carpets | Condition, knot-count, etc.
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rug Company Judging Quality in Oriental Rugs Connoisseurs spend lifetimes weighing which Oriental rugs are worthy of their collections. In the end it all comes down to taste, and for you too, your own taste is finally what matters. Still, there are criteria by which Oriental rugs are often judged that are commonly agreed on. Some are elementary and nearly self-evident: · Good rugs lie flat on their backs, without wrinkles or ripples along their edges. Rugs with w... - http://www.internetrugs.com/learn/oriental-rugs-quality.html 28/04/2006 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Chase Oriental Rugs - Rug History
CHASE ORIENTAL RUG CO. RUG HISTORY Hand-made Oriental rugs are not simply a work of art, but a joumey in time and space to an ancient realm of beauty and mystical charm. No other art form bridges so many centuries, spans so many cultures, and captivates so many people around the world as that of the Oriental rug. From the famous Pazyrk carpet, discovered in a 2500 year old Siberian burial site, to the most contemporary utilizing modem designs, these woven treasures represent centuries of exquis... - http://www.chaseorientalrugs.com/rughistory.html 29/01/2005 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Oriental Rugs -- Introduction
Introduction During the past century, the Oriental rug has become valued throughout the world as a work of art. With its rich history and color, the Oriental rug often is called the aristocrat of carpets. Although the Oriental rug of today may not soar through the air like the magic carpet of Arabian legend, the Oriental rug does perform magic, transforming interior spaces into extraordinary spaces. The term, Oriental rug, traditionally has been used to describe hand-knotted rugs from the East.... - http://www.islamicart.com/main/rugs/intro.html 29/01/2005 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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Silk Rug History
The History of Silk Rugs Silk has been an uncommonly used material for rugs for centuries. There are exisiting examples of spectacular silk rugs from the 16th century - The Vienna Hunting Carpet available for your inspection at the Osterreichisches Museum fur angeqandte Kunst, Vienna. During different periods, the quality of the silk rugs has varied. In 1601, Sigismund III (Sigismund Vasa), King of Poland, sent the Armenian merchant Muratovitz to Kashan to supervise the work on rugs ordered the... - http://www.orientalrugs.com/Features/silkhist.htm 29/01/2005 - Category: Basics - More from this publisher
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