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

Gabbeh is a Persian word that means raw

These exquisite rugs are knotted in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan

These rugs were often woven with strands of silver and gold and were placed in palaces and in the palatial homes of the super rich

Afghan Mori rugs are stunning carpets with intricate patterns that combine reds

The kilim rug is steeped in tradition

There is no central medallion

the cost of maintaining Dhurries is low

The pile is cut thin on these hard-wearing rugs

the first rug producing workshop was established in Tabriz

lush blues and greens and resplendent saffron yellows – that are made more lustrous by the silky wool used by Kurdish weavers

wall decoration and carpets

s individual methods and precise timing of the wash produce subtle nuances and variations in each rug