Antique Navy Blue Persian Tribal Ghashgai Kilim Flat-Weave Rug, circa 1950s

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China. Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly, kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps, thus creating what is known as a flat-weave. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the structure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated with geometrical designs even though there are kilims with floral designs as well. This lovely antique Shirvan Caucasian Kilim...

Soumak is a tapestry technique of weaving strong and decorative textiles used as rugs and domestic bags. It is a type of flat-weave, somewhat resembling but stronger and thicker than...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pile less textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are pr...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are pra...

This handmade carpet Caucasian Kilim is defined is a Sumak: Caucasia is an area in the northwest of Azerbaijan Sumak refers to the weaving technique. This Kilim rug is completely handmade with the best wool and cotton. The dyes are organic. The Kilim reproduces a traditional design, the main colour is red. Antique Caucasian handwoven Sumak rug. A very eclectic antique flat-weave rug from the Caucasus, woven in the intricate "Sumak" brocading technique, The Classic four-diamond medallion layout is rendered in a whimsical manner, with variations in the sizes and shapes of the medallions. Antique Rug, Caucasian Sumakh...

Amazing antique Caucasian Avar tribal flat-weave Gallery size in red, blue, light and dark green, yellow and multi colors. Tribal Caucasian Kilim rug with all-over diamond and geomet...

This antique Caucasian tribal rug is from Azerbaijan, a country located in the south Caucasus region. It is constructed of 100% handspun wool and natural dyes. This rug features a bo...

A splendid antique Kilim (flat-woven rug) from East Anatolia. Traditionally the rug is finely hand-woven in two panels and connected in the center, it is made of wool and the colors ...