Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

War rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Rugs woven in Afghanistan during the Russian occupation in the mid 1980's. Subjects of these are of weapons include tanks, fighter planes, helicopters, grenades and guns.

Beginning part of a rug where wool, cotton or silk strands are attached to a Loom vertically, following the length of a rug. Comprising the structure, parallel wrap yarns run the length of the rug ...

Weft

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Wool, cotton or silk strands inserted horizontally over and under the warp forming the foundation of the rug.

Weft (Woof)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

The threads which are added in succession to the warp, crossing at right angles in the direction of the width of the fabric. In piled carpets they are invisible on the surface in kilims the wefts are ...