Silk Rugs and Carpets

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This custom rug features an Eastern-inspired blue field and gray geometric design. It is made with Tibetan wool and silk for an elegant and inviting look. The price is based on an 8...

This Art Nouveau wool and silk Persian rug showcases a vibrant and sophisticated blend of coral, red, purple, brown, and blue hues. The design draws inspiration from the fluid, organ...

This contemporary 14x20 palace-sized rug is a grand new entry to Rug & Kilim’s Texture of Color Collection. Hand-knotted in art silk and cotton. Connoisseurs will note this piece i...

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 rug belongs to Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian collection. On the design: Admirers of the craft may admire the thought of Swedish minimalism...

Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Pink Persian Erased Medallion Design Oriental Round Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centur...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Black with Touches of Ivory, Abstract Design, Wool and Silk, Hand Knotted, Oriental, Square, Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in t...

Handknotted in a fine blend of wool & silk, this 6x10 contemporary rug from our Modern Classics collection recaptures classic Ikats patterns celebrated in rugs and textiles for centu...

Made in unique blend of hand-knotted wool and silk, this 6x10 modern rug is a unique addition to the Modern Classics rug collection by Rug & Kilim, with this particular geometric rug...

Modern Tibetan Art Deco Style Silk and Wool Rug Inspired by DaSyla Bruhns by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 9'2" × 12'2" (279 × 370 cm) Evoking the timeless sophistication of early 20th-cen...

This stunning Ghom silk rug, hailing from the Middle East, is a true masterpiece of hand-knotted artistry. Signed by the artisan, it features intricate patterns and vibrant colors, m...

This palace-sized 14x20 rug is a grand new entry to Rug & Kilim’s Texture of Color Collection. Hand-knotted in art silk. Connoisseurs will note this piece is from our new Light on L...

This authentic Persian handmade Nain (6 LA) rug has wool and silk pile with cotton foundation. Nain is a city in Iran that is well known for producing Fine handmade rug. This beautif...

77308 Dark Gray Wool & Silk Tibetan Rug, 08'07 x 11'04. Abstract Expressionism meets esoteric elegance in this hand knotted wool and silk vintage Tibetan rug. The abstract linear des...

From Rug & Kilim’s bold modern selections, a 3x5 rug hand-knotted in a luxurious blend of wool and silk. The vision enjoys fluidity with abstraction of characters like signatures & c...

Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in style of Louis XVI, featuring flower, birds and parrots, with beautiful natural colours, with a yellow background , pi...

STORM 200 rug by Illulian Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: Wool 50%, Silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Illulian, histori...

THUNDER 200 Rug by Illulian Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: Wool 50% , Silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Please contact us...

SKYLA 400 rug by Illulian. Dimensions: D400 x H300 cm. Materials: wool 50% , silk 50%. Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Illulian, hist...

NEBULA 200 rug by Illulian. Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: wool 50%, silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Illulian, hist...

KINTSUGI 200 rug by Illulian Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: Wool 50%, Silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Illulian, his...

HABANA 200 Rug by Illulian. Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: Wool 50%, Silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Illulian, hist...

This contemporary 12x15 rug is a grand new entry to Rug & Kilim’s Texture of Color Collection. Hand-knotted in art silk and cotton. Connoisseurs will note this piece is from our ne...

FLOW 200 rug by Illulian Dimensions: D300 x H200 cm Materials: Wool 50%, Silk 50% Variations available and prices may vary according to materials and sizes. Please contact us. ...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

Soumak rugs (also spelled Sumak) – This construction technique produces a flat-weave rug that is thick, strong and exceptionally durable. Unlike kilims, Soumak rugs are not reversible because non-clipped yarns are left on the back. However, they are also stronger than kilims. Antique Soumak carpets are unique because the wefts are used to produce decorative patterns rather than as a structural element. Antique Soumak rugs are generally very finely woven and feature richly detailed motifs. Traditionally, these spectacular flat-weave carpets are decorated with ancient symbols, tiny birds and geometric animals. Many of these geometric patterns and tribal symbols are associated with the Shahsavan tribe. In the 17th century, these influential warriors served as the personal bodyguards to Shah Abbas according to historic legends. The Shahsavan, who used Soumak weaving techniques widely, inhabited modern-day Azerbaijan and parts of Northwest Persia near Ardabil. Because Soumak rugs were woven in various carpet producing regions, the designs they feature are exceptionally diverse. Although they are fairly rare compared to pile carpets and traditional kilims, antique Soumak rugs feature grand medallions, finely executed repeating patterns, Persian garden designs and tribal motifs that are surrounded by multiple sets of richly detailed borders. Antique Soumak rugs make outstanding floor coverings, but the technique was also used to construct bags, trappings, saddle covers, decorative bed spreads and functional household items. Like other regional handicrafts, antique Soumak rugs are highly decorative and diverse textile pieces that flatter modern furnishings and soften minimalist interiors very well. Soumak or Sumak is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile. Thicker than a kilim carpet, it is accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps in between passes of over-under wefting. When compressed vertically with a weaver’s comb, the resultant texture looks like cabling rising slightly from the surface of the rug. Soumak is named for the village of Shemaka in the Caucasus where this technique was widely practiced, but it certainly was not invented there. Soumak has been practiced extensively across the antique rug producing world, from Central Asia to Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey. Antique Soumak Weave Techniques: Soumak Weave – The art of fine rug weaving and making is ancient and complex. Over the centuries, a myriad of disparate cultures, from every corner of the globe, have developed methods of creating tight, long-lasting weaves, such as rugs, carpets, and kilims. As such, there is no singular, universal method for creating a fine weave; rather, there are several different, totally distinctive weaving techniques. These techniques and approaches have been developed over time and that are unique to the area, tribe and or people. One specific example of a type of weave that was developed and is still used to this day is the Soumak weave. The widespread adaptation of the Soumak weave by such a wide range of different rug-producing cultures is certainly a rather strong testament to the quality and “reproducibility” of the process — cornerstones of any long-lasted artistic technique. One of the most familiar types of antique weaving from the Caucasus region is the Soumak. These were produced in a wide array of designs, but generally they are typified by a crisp, precise drawing applied to highly abstract or stylized geometric patterns, using a rich and varied palette. In technical terms, Soumaks are flatwoven rugs. Their technique is related to that of kilims, but it is somewhat more complex, thicker in handle, and more durable as floor covering. As opposed to Kilim technique which consists of compacted weft facing simply running over and under the vertical wraps, Soumak weave runs the yarns around the warps in a serpentine pattern, over two, back one, over two back one, and so forth. The rows of this yarn facing or brocading are then separated by wefts like the rows of knots in pile carpets. The origin of this technique is hard to pinpoint, but it is attested literally from one end of the rug-producing world to the other. The term Soumak is apparently a corruption of the name Shemaka, a town in the Shirvan region of the Caucasus, where such rugs, it is often claimed, were made. However Soumaks were made in various areas of the Caucasus and the region north of Kuba seems to have been a major center of their production. Caucasian Soumaks have a very interesting design repertory, with a number of distinct types or groups. From the perspective of carpet history, the most interesting group is the one that utilizes field designs of large polygonal medallions, often in the shape of diamonds or stars. These tend to be modeled on early Turkish pile carpets, especially those of the so-called “small pattern Holbein” and “large pattern Holbein” types produced in Western Turkey during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A key feature of the Holbein rugs is the use of small squares with horn-like hooked pairs as fillers in the indentations along the edge of the main medallions. Caucasian Soumaks of this type reproduce even these details with remarkable consistency and fidelity. The various smaller motifs used as space fillers seem to come from the common tribal repertory behind most Caucasian and Turkish rugs. The borders of Caucasian Soumaks tend to be made up of small geometric medallions or stylized rosettes, although they can be surprising, as on the example shown here which is adapted from kilim designs. A second major group of Caucasian Soumaks have allover field designs made up of smaller medallions arranged closely in staggered repetition. Some of these which have multi-pointed star-like configuration (the so-called Crivelli-Star) also come from the repertory of early Turkish rugs. But the oval medallions with undulating edges are floral palmettes of classical Persian derivation. Despite the varied origins of the design elements, the Soumaks of this group still convey considerable stylistic homogeneity or integrity. The borders of this second group are much the same as those of the first, although the example shown here has a highly unusual border that derives once again from early Turkish rugs. A third group of Caucasian Soumaks stems from more local traditions. Known as “Dragon Soumaks...

Beautiful fine Turkmen rug with nice tribal design and beautiful colours, very finely hand knotted with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of lux...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Silver Gray, Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted, Erased Persian Design, Oversized Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the ce...

Made with hand-knotted wool and silk, this 2x7 runner rug is an exciting addition to Rug & Kilim’s Modern collection. On the Design: This modern runner rug is a quiet study in ton...

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Very beautiful and fine late 19th century silk prayer rug, with a beautiful mihrab design and natural colors with orange, blue, yellow, green and purple, entirely and finely hand kno...

Antique Persian silk Kashan rug, circa 1900. A lovely very finely woven rug with a floral filled central field, detailing the stems and flo...

This 8x10 rug is a new and exciting addition to Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection, affectionately dubbed “Bilbao” for its inspiration from vintage and antique Spanish rugs of suc...

Sunset Colors, Pure Sari Silk, Modern Design, Soft to the Touch, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Sari Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Contemporary Prima...

WAVE draws inspiration from wave-like motion surrounding a space—not as design, but as a natural expansion of form. Sea green, cream, and ice-blue tones flow in soft-edged layers. Ha...

Woven from an original, authentic antique Persian rug design, this silk carpet reflects a unique artistic heritage passed down through generations to Persian Signature. Each pattern ...

A beautiful contemporary modernized Persian design hand knotted rug using finest wool and silk in 8 x 10 ft By Djoharian Design. Modern desig rug in style of a Persian Heriz in...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

00.05 hand knotted rug by Laroque Studio Hand knotted in Nepal Dimensions: 185 x 125 cm Materials: Chinese silk / wool Quality: 150 knots / sq inch ...

This Swedish style 3x4 kilim rug, handwoven in wool and silk, joins the new “Watson yarn” line of Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian Collection. On the Design: These photos ...

Luxurious Hand-Knotted Silk & Wool Runner – Art Deco Elegance by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 5'0" × 19'5" (152 × 591 cm). An exquisite statement in contemporary design with Art Deco roo...

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 rug design is a bold addition to the Block Print line of Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection—a sophisticated and elegant new approach to...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

light, fine Hereke bridge/carpet/tapestry 20th century very detailed Hereke carpet in various pastel colors. Finely woven with symmetrically ar...

This vintage hand-knotted Persian Nain rug from the 3rd quarter of the 1900s showcases exquisite craftsmanship with an exceptionally fine weave and shimmering silk highlights through...

An incredible vintage Egyptian Tabriz patterned woven in100% silk with a beautiful central multi-lobed floral medallion woven in pink gold, indigo, crimson, and natural colored silk....

Antique Turkish silk rug. Size: 11'3" × 17'8" (342 × 538 cm). A masterwork of early 20th-century textile artistry, this antique Turkish silk rug embodies the elegance and refinement ...

It does not come with an insert but a bag, made to the size to accommodate insert materials. Linen in the back. Zipper closure Dry cleaning is recommended.

Wonderful modern design silk and wool rug with beautiful abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with silk and wool velvet on cotton foundation.

Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring people having a picnic by the river , and with beautiful colours, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and s...

The ‘Urbane’ collection is the epitome of sophistication and refinement, best suited for your home. Every piece in this range of contemporary and modern carpets is a testimony to Han...

31134 Biophilic Japandi Modern Wool and Silk Rug, 06'11 x 09'06. This enchanting hand-knotted wool and silk rug beautifully embodies the essence of Biophilic Japandi Modern design, m...

This Oriental rug for sale was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The small rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples of this woven rug used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These oriental rugs were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this luxury rugs is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot, published by the Museum. The gold rug has 1200 knots per square inch, and the entire field is woven of silver/metallic thread. The signature of these patterned rugs (see detail photos) is written in Ottoman script and says Use Ipek, which was the premier workshops in Hereke during the 1970s. Pure silk rugs, metallic pictorial Turkish...

Tabriz rugs are well known for their excellent weaving and design. One of the very famous patterns of Tabriz rugs are Fish Design known as Mahi and is one of the classis patterns pro...

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 rug design is a bold addition to the Block Print line of Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection—a sophisticated and elegant new approach to...

Hand-knotted in wool and silk, this 8x10 rug design is a bold addition to the Block Print line of Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection—a sophisticated and elegant new approach to...

This Swedish style 9×12 kilim rug joins the new “Watson yarn” line of Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian Collection. Further On the Design: This rug is the first major repre...

Introducing a stunning contemporary rug, a wonderful piece with modern abstract design, this rug boasts pretty colors. Crafted with precision, and is entirely hand-knotted using a bl...