Afghan Khorjeen

Afghan KhorjeenCreated by highly skilled Qashqai weavers who are renowned for their expressive craftsmanship and attention to detail, the Khorjeen (Khorjin) with its stunning abrash is highly prized and dearly loved by collectors. Diamond patterns feature heavily in these colourful hand knotted pile carpets, also known as Qashqai Saddlebag rugs. Made with handspun Ghazni wool, the designs are fashioned after khorjin, the antique tribal camel bags crafted in the

the antique tribal camel bags crafted in the villages of Anatolia

as Hamadan

Featuring dense floral designs

Turkemistan and Afghanistan

Various shades of dark red comprise the background colour

Weavers from this small town near Tehran in north central Iran will often work for years on a single rug

which enables the high intricacy and detail found in the patterns

although the asymmetrical Persian knot is used in some cities and – unique to the Sarab – both knots can be found within the same carpet

simple geometric patterns

Mood rugs are renowned the world over for their incredible softness

Those made later in the 16th and 17th century are compatible with Persian carpets

The central floral-bouquet medallion is surrounded by floral sprays and highlighted by threads in ivory