Persian Turkman

Persian TurkmanThe finest of all tribal rugs are produced by the Turkmen: tribal weavers from Uzbekistan, Turkemistan and Afghanistan, who create and knot their own designs in the Bashir, Tekke and Yomut carpet styles. With 20 120 knots per square inch higher in the finest antique rugs the carpets feature simple patterns in true nomadic fashion, with dark red fields and repeating black or blue and ivory 'gul' motifs. The pile is cut thin on these hard wearing rugs,

naturally dyed

Hand-knotted Tabriz rugs are renowned not only for their exceptional quality and longevity but also for their limitless designs – the most diverse of any rug

They are named after the Ersari-Beshir Tribe

The Zanjan is lively and bright

the Kazak is distinguishable both in technique and colour variation

Often featuring patterns of Persian origin

The Tabriz's unique double weft is generally cotton or wool

variations of the handmade Bukhara rug are produced in many countries

rectangular borders are used in many Persian carpets from Moud

blues and rusty browns

Bokhara rugs are part of Pakistani heritage in Lahore

the designs are fashioned after khorjin