 TEA AND CARPETS: A Trove Of Turkish Kilims In A Small Prague Museum
Talk, news and links about oriental carpets, carpet collecting and the wonderful world of east meets west Monday, 18 February 2008 PRAGUE, February 18, 2008 The pretty baroque capital of the Czech Republic may not seem a likely place to find a museum collection of antique village and prayer rugs from the remotest corners of Turkey. But the rugs – 1,265 of them – are stored in vaults for the city’s small ethnographic museum, the Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cu... - http://tea-and-carpets.blogspot.com/2008/02/trove-of-turkish-kilims-in-small-prague.html 17-07-2008 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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TEA AND CARPETS: Turkish Carpets and Showmanship Go Hand-in-Hand in Anatolia
Talk, news and links about oriental carpets, carpet collecting and the wonderful world of east meets west Saturday, 8 March 2008 ISTANBUL, March 8, 2008 In Istanbul, the saying goes, you will see the world. But if you are speaking about the carpet business and how showrooms use every idea imaginable to sell to tour groups – the phrase could cover Kusadasi, Cappadocia, and many other places in Turkey as well. Some tourists say the way Turkish carpets and kilims are sold is too aggressive. ... - http://tea-and-carpets.blogspot.com/2008/03/turkish-carpets-showmanship-go-hand-in.html 17-07-2008 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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 Hereke - 100% handmade
History of Hereke 1 Hereke is a unique weaving center located at the northern edge of Izmit Bay, near Istanbul. The village of Hereke is recognized for producing the finest hand knotted carpets in the world. These special carpets represent the pinnacle of the Turkish carpet weaving tradition. Sultan Abdulmecid, Ottoman Emperor, established the Hereke Imperial Factory in 1843 to produce carpets, fabric, upholstery and curtains exclusively for the Ottoman Court. The establishment of the Hereke Im... - http://www.hereke.com/history/ 08-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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Hereke - 100% handmade
History of Hereke 1 Hereke is a unique weaving center located at the northern edge of Izmit Bay, near Istanbul. The village of Hereke is recognized for producing the finest hand knotted carpets in the world. These special carpets represent the pinnacle of the Turkish carpet weaving tradition. Sultan Abdulmecid, Ottoman Emperor, established the Hereke Imperial Factory in 1843 to produce carpets, fabric, upholstery and curtains exclusively for the Ottoman Court. The establishment of the Hereke Im... - http://www.hereke.com/history/index.html 08-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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 Notes on Hereke Turkish Rugs and Carpets
This Page Sponsored by Notes on Hereke Visit Hereke Area Map Hereke is on the north shore of Izmit bay southeast of Istanbul in Northwest Turkey. The very fine Hereke silk rugs are extremely labor intensive and the prices tend to reflect that. Hereke copies are made in China particularly in Zhenping in Henan province. The market place sees the Chinese copies as no more than copies and the real Hereke is much more valued in the marketplace. "HEREKE SILK FABRIC AND CARPET FACTORY Hereke Fabr... - http://www.spongobongo.com/em/em9734.htm 08-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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 The Silk Road and Magic Carpets of Turkey
Volume 3, June 2001 ISSN 1538-893X This Issue 4 4 4 4 Egypt is teeming with new discoveries. Two hundred miles southwest of Cairo , lays Egypt's Bahariya Oasis. 90 million years ago a swamp like coastline, today the resting place of the second largest terrestrial dinosaur fossils ever found and hundreds of gold covered mummies dating from the Greco - Roman Period. On going excavations have under way since 1999. While neither of these sites is open to the public as excavations are on going, oppo... - http://www.theculturedtraveler.com/Archives/Jun2001/Carpets.htm 03-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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 The DOBAG Cultural Survial Project: Turkey
with locally cultivated plant matter. The luster of this wool and the care that goes into making each rug has allowed DOBAG to boast that their rugs are the antiques of the future. Each woman creates her rug in her own home while tending to family needs. She uses the motifs and symbols of her ancestors and sells her rug to the cooperative. The cooperative is under the supervision of the University of Marmara, in Istanbul and each carpet must achieve an excellence in color, construction and over... - http://www.themagiccarpet.biz/DOBAG.htm 03-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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 Maiwa Artisans
Artisans The Dobag Project - Turkey DOBAG is a Turkish anachronym which identifies the Natural Dye Research and Development Project. The project is a women's carpet weaving co-operative that celebrates the traditions of Anatolian weaving. The seeds of DOBAG were first planted in 1960 with the arrival in Istanbul of a German professor of sciences, Dr. Harald Bohmer. Dr. Bohmer was taken with the richness of the material culture. But while frequenting the carpet bazaars and museum collections, he... - http://www.maiwa.com/artisans/dobag.html 03-08-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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HALI.com
28 January 2005 CARPET, TEXTILE AND ISLAMIC ART Number of Objects FOR SALE Currently Live Afghanistan : 1 Caucasus : 3 Central Asia : 12 China : 3 East Mediterranean : 1 India : 3 Iran : 28 Japan : 4 Nepal : 4 North Africa : 25 North America : 1 North Persia : 1 Not specified : 3 Southeast Asia : 20 Tibet : 3 Turkey : 7 Turkmenistan : 5 Western Europe : 2 Keyword search of all archived NEWS & VIEWS HALI e-GALLERY CALENDAR BOOKS & BACK ISSUES THE HALI DIRECTORY THE HALI ARCHIVE INFO NEWS... - http://www.hali.com/NewsAll.aspx?Action=-617781463&ID=95862c0b-e4f4-42d4-a25f-af2907a78323 28-01-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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HALI.com
28 January 2005 CARPET, TEXTILE AND ISLAMIC ART Number of Objects FOR SALE Currently Live Afghanistan : 1 Caucasus : 3 Central Asia : 12 China : 3 East Mediterranean : 1 India : 3 Iran : 28 Japan : 4 Nepal : 4 North Africa : 25 North America : 1 North Persia : 1 Not specified : 3 Southeast Asia : 20 Tibet : 3 Turkey : 7 Turkmenistan : 5 Western Europe : 2 Keyword search of all archived NEWS & VIEWS HALI e-GALLERY CALENDAR BOOKS & BACK ISSUES THE HALI DIRECTORY THE HALI ARCHIVE INFO NEWS... - http://www.hali.com/NewsAll.aspx?Action=-617781463&ID=f51287f3-93f1-4179-a106-51e0e7011e61 28-01-2005 - Category: Turkish - More from this publisher
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