Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

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Oriental rugs

Mordant

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

The term derives from the Latin word 'to bite' and describes a substance used to prepare wool or silk for dyeing. The mordant attaches to receptor sites on the surface of protein fibres and makes a ...

Mori

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A term describing the weave of certain Pakistani and Indian rugs, specifically the absence of warp offset in these rugs.

Mughal carpet

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A term referring to rugs woven in India during the 15th-18th centuries while the Mughal dynasty was in power. This was the golden age of carpet production in India. Themes were based on the Safavid ...

Nahavand

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A town in northwestern Iran in the Hamadan region which is a weaving centre for single wefted rugs on cotton foundation. Length of rug is usually twice its width. Symmetrical knot is used.

Ningxia

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

A Chinese city in Gansu province known for antique rugs. Background colour of the rugs is usually pale yellow or brown with blue designs of rounded medallions, dragons or other Confucian symbols. ...

Polypropylene

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Synthetic fibre used extensively in machine made rugs. This low-cost fibre is coloured in the pellet phase of production. Performs best when headset and/or used in a dense construction.