40x48 is the fine quality and the manufacturers always uses fine wool we also deal in all qualities of chobbi Afghan Carpets best regards lasani carpets ...
I am new to rug collecting and would like some feedback about this rug. Anything would be appreciated. I think that it is a Baktiari Kilim. I am estimating it...
Hi Guy, I find it difficult to pin down the design - the kind of design whith various types of vertical bands in different patterns can be found in many areas....
Hi Craig, Regarding wool quality, you often find dealers' claims that a particularly wool has been used (such as kork wool, a fine quality wool from the...
I recently purchased a wool Indian made runner for a staircase. Unfortunately, the rug is one foot too short according to a rug installer. I can't find an...
hi how are you, yes i agree about your opinions i think you have a lot of experiance, actually here are two types of wool that are used in carpets one is Saudi...
Hey you guys, I have an old Turkish Carpet, its handwoven and give to me as a gift from family in Turkey. I never used because theres no room for it. So if...
Dear Larryofof, I am sorry to say that I don't think that you will find anyone who will be able to do the job that you need and have it come out close enough...
Here's wishing all old and new members of the great Rug Fanatics group a very happy, healthy and seriously rug-rich 2008, and here's hoping the global handmade...
Thanks Iain. All the best. Ali ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and ...
hello, anyone out there know about these saddlebags? I have one purchased in Baku in 1995...it usually covers the ottoman and the cat sleeps on it....I was...
Hi Shari - Perhaps you should have pointed to the photo of your bag, which I found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rug-fanatics/spnew/view/7097?i=463 ...
Hi Shari, If it is a "Khorjin" then it shouldn't be a valuable peice normally since in Iran, around 50 years ago the people used to use these "Khorjin"s with...
Hello, everyone, I am considering auctioning the antique rugs that are shown in my Album (Turkish Handmade) but would like to know from somebody experienced in...
... be ... i have seen many Ali Khodja rugs, they usually come in prayer rug sizes , and have soft wool like silk, the colors used are mostly beige and blue....
... I was in Kuwait City last year and purchased three at the Rug Souq from two dealers. As there was a language barrier I didn't get too many details...
... would ... beige ... from ... be ... are ... owner ... I've found an additional reference to Ali Kwaja and Al Khwaaja. Both show similarities in border...
HI, My name is Aykhan Mammadov. I live in Baku-capital of Azerbaijan Republic,independent country formed in the result of Soviet Union ( USSR) crash in 1991 (...
Hi Ayhan. We can talk in Turkish as well, bu prefer to talk to you in English so that others understand us. We rug dealers know that Azzeries have done many...
Good day; I've posted photos: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rug-fanatics/photos/browse/f3e3 that show a wool on wool with silk highlights, 53x80 tribal that...
Good Day; I've posted photos, http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rug-fanatics/photos/browse/5ca3?c= of a nice runner that I understand is an Afghan Balouch. I...
Good day; I've posted some photos here: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rug-fanatics/photos/browse/11db?c= of a wool on silk Iranian? Bokhara. The rug is not...
Good day; I've posted here: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/rug-fanatics/photos/browse/ec11 photos of three of my rugs that bear a remarkable similarity and...
Dear Robert, Thank you for sharing your pictures of your Ali Kodjas. They are nice pieces that are interesting. I do have a couple of questions about them. The...