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

with their cotton foundation (silk in the oldest

the designs of these archaic tapestry carpets have changed little in centuries

with their velvety

Heris (Heriz)

Chobi comes from Persian word 'chob' meaning wood (or the dyes found in wood)

and feature traditional geometric patterns on solid-colours ranging from jewel and gold tones to classic reds

The pile is cut thin on these hard-wearing rugs

each rug is carefully hand dyed using a variety of techniques

it is their distinguishable style that sets Veramin rugs apart from all others

Due to the use of high quality

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