Persian Lori

Persian LoriIt is the semi nomadic Kudish people of Markad living in tribes away from the city and practicing the traditions of their ancestors that weave the tribal Lilian rug. With their practical value as a floor covering that could be sold in times of difficulty, these rugs were not initially made to be sold, but rather as a dowry item. With a cotton warp and a cotton or high quality coarse wool weft, these one of a kind antique Lilian rugs are heavy, thick

Although the pattern generally covers most of the the carpet's surface

Larger rugs feature Turkish Memling guls

From a small village in Northwestern Iran's Azerbaijan comes the Sarab

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

The finest quality Persian rug designs made by Pakistani master weavers

Their glowing ivory groundwork is considered to be the finest in the world

variations of the handmade Bukhara rug are produced in many countries

and Shahsavan weavers use the Turkish knotting style

Based on Turkmen prototypes called Tekkes

histories and traditions

and the lustrous wool is hand-spun from local sheep and coloured with vegetable dyes resulting in a beautiful

often present all-over pattern without a central medallion