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

Kashmir and other areas of the region

using cotton warps instead of wool and using a loom that accelerates the knotting process

These rugs are woven with Senneh

medium-sized hand-woven pile rugs feature simple

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

Patterns and colours are bold and designs are often geometric

These rugs are crafted using traditional weaving techniques to create a tight and durable pile

Persian Toysirkan carpets have vivid and warm colours in combination with highly modern geometric patterns

who create and knot their own designs in the Bashir

while the less precious are simply referred to

they are also often referred to as Mogul rugs

hand-knotted carpets are now produced on a large scale in Inida