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

Persian Ardebil carpets are thin but with well done geometrical motifs

The lustrous wool of the Heriz is hand-spun from local sheep and naturally dyed with roots and vegetables

in the province of Hamadan

making them thick

hence their signature look and name

although the Turkish knot can be found in some antique carpets

latch or stepped hook medallions or small animal figures

and the rugs are often based on geometric medallion and corner schemes

rounded daisy-like flowers assembled in diamond formation and connected by a smaller flower in principal colours of forest green

The name comes from the Persian 'chob'

with smaller motifs – often improvised by the weaver – in the background

While the warp in Persian carpets is usually wool