Afghan Kilim Vegetable Dye

Afghan Kilim Vegetable DyeThe kilim rug is steeped in tradition. Considered to resemble the first carpets in history that date back several hundred years before Christ, the roots of the kilim trace back to the nomadic peoples of the Middle East, where these rugs were used as blankets, seat mats, saddle blankets, wall decoration and carpets. Hand woven, the 'flatweave' kilim is almost identical top and bottom, making both sides of the carpet usable. Warp and weft weaving

Among the most popular handmade rugs in the world

Made with handspun Ghazni wool

rich and hardy

abstract designs with playful geometry and open fields of colour

The Maimana is a beautiful flat-woven kilim rug made by Uzbek weavers near the city of Maimana in central Afghanistan

Since the 15th century

the Kazak is distinguishable both in technique and colour variation

the kilim Malaki can be used as a prayer rug or as a decorative accent

Although the heavily patterned borders feature the latch-hook and reciprocal saw-tooth designs typical of rugs made in the southwestern United States

Located near Arak in west-central Iran

a new design – the American Sarouk – became popular

which accounts for the similarity in style between Shahsavan rugs and those developed by the Turkomans and tribes from Central Asia