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

their gorgeous rose-pink or rose-red fields are accented with azure and blue motifs and borders

Heriz are simple and stylized

and hunting scenes

Indian cashmere carpets – which are knotted from high-quality natural silk but are much more affordable than their Persian counterparts – are becoming increasingly popular

often improvised by the weaver

sometimes with a rose motif or single (and sometimes multiple) medallions

These rugs are perfect for high traffic areas such as corridors

The wool is lustrous – handspun from local sheep and dyed naturally with vegetables and roots – and Shahsavan weavers use the Turkish knotting style

with up to 100 symmetrical Turkish knots per square inch

Vibrant handmade Mashwani tribal rugs have been woven for centuries by the semi-nomadic and settled Mashwan tribes in the mountains of central Afghanistan

olive green and grayish-blue on the international market

motifs of Persian gardens in small