Afghan Khorjeen

Afghan KhorjeenCreated by highly skilled Qashqai weavers who are renowned for their expressive craftsmanship and attention to detail, the Khorjeen (Khorjin) with its stunning abrash is highly prized and dearly loved by collectors. Diamond patterns feature heavily in these colourful hand knotted pile carpets, also known as Qashqai Saddlebag rugs. Made with handspun Ghazni wool, the designs are fashioned after khorjin, the antique tribal camel bags crafted in the

The medallion stands out on a solid open field

The carpets are labelled 'Tibetan' to distinguish them from carpets made in other production areas

Warp and weft weaving results in distinctive geometric and linear patterns and small spaces when the fibers are pulled apart

Prohibited by the Quran

Possibly the finest of all Afghan tribal rugs

Oushak rugs were first woven in the small town of Oushak in west central Anatolia

who create and knot their own designs in the Bashir

16-16 means that there are 16x16 knots per square inch of the rug

Bokhara rugs are part of Pakistani heritage in Lahore

as a nod to their outstanding craftsmanship

the Loribuff is a beautiful

leaf-like medallion