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

Sarouk weavers use the symmetrical Persian knot

home to the famous Ottoman manufacturers

flat-woven carpet or rug that is also used for packaging and bedding

The carpets are labelled 'Tibetan' to distinguish them from carpets made in other production areas

Knotted by nomads from the Qashqai and Luri tribes of southwest Iran

experiences they will surely brighten your space

rectangular borders are used in many Persian carpets from Moud

the 'flatweave' kilim is almost identical top and bottom

without the characteristic slits of a kilim

decorative textile that is smooth on the front and ragged on the back

in which tiny geometric fish designs make up the border

but the Sumak is created using a tapestry weaving technique in which the weft – decorative rather than structural – is woven through a number of warp strands before being looped back