Handmade Rugs } Fine Afghan Rugs
A selection of our handmade afghan rugs are shown below:
GOLD WASHED AFGHANS
These Afghans rugs have been specially washed in Switzerland
with a chemical process originally this carpet would have been red in colour, however
the washing process has transformed it into a coral colour and given it a wonderfully
silky finish. In order for the carpet to survive the washing process, it needs to be a good,
solid, robust quality.
Originally called HM Nahzat were first imported to Europe by OCM in 1929. they are woven with a fine wool warp and weft with Kelim ends.
FINE AFGHAN KAZAK
Pakistan dominated the carpet market for many years producing high quality Bokhara rugs with over 14,000,000 looms producing this quality rug. Pakistan has also attracted many Turkoman refugees from Iran, Afghanistan and the Caucasus’s with the unrest in these regions.
This has led to a huge change in the carpet production in this country. Pakistan is the foremost producer of hand-spun vegetable dye rugs, Kazaks and very fine decorative carpets utilising New Zealand wool due to their commonwealth connections.
Although the producer of these rugs is based in Lahore many of the looms are scatter through Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Caucasus as the weavers are exclusively Turkoman in origin.
Their weaving history goes back many hundreds of years and is by far the most skilful artisans when utilizing hand-spun yarns and vegetable dyes.
AFGHAN KHAN MOHAMMAD
Peshawar rugs are woven in northern Pakistan, very close to
the Afghan border. The region is not, however, a traditional rug producing centre. Part of the
reason it has become one, and it has, is the political situation in Afghanistan since September 11,
2001. Nearly all Afghan rugs, for example, are produced in Peshawar. That is, they are washed,
clipped, stretched, and finished to ready them for final sale.
Afghan weavers who have lived and worked in Pakistan for the last several years, however, are beginning to return home. It will clearly take some years to re-establish in Kabul what is up and running in Peshawar today.
Khan Mohammad rugs were originally made in Northern Afghanistan. They usually are a shade of rust in colour and have geometric patterns, with a short clipped pile and high sheen.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 caused perhaps 3 million Afghans to flee to Pakistan, and with the refugees came a flood of rugs.
FINE PAKISTAN BOKHARA
The name “Bokhara”, comes from the Uzbekistan city of Bokhara, were the Turkomen tribes sold there rugs for export.
The majority of today's production from Pakistan began in and around the town of Lahore following a huge migration of Muslim weavers to the area,and the establishment of training centres to provide the industry with over 3000 skilled weavers each year.
The majority of Bokhara are woven on a cotton warp and weft using finely spun extremely soft Wool which produces a shiny gloss which almost feels like silk. Using the Persian knot,a Skilful weaver can tie 10,000 knots a day. With approx 242 knots a sq inch, a 180 x 120 rug can take 80 days to weave.
After washing the rug has a lustrous sheen, which is crucial to the final quality of the rug, finally they would be closely clipped to emphasis the design.
Woven in many rug and carpet sizes including short and long runners.
RED AFGHANS
Of all Oriental rugs, the Red Afghans are the easiest to recognise, they are woven mostly in Northern Afghanistan and more recently Peshawar in Pakistan. The ground colour is nearly always red however the shades of Red varies a great deal. The designs are usually composed of large distinctive octagons,divided by four blue or brown panels.
These Afghan carpets and rugs have become very popular because
of the pleasant colours and are hard wearing and reasonable
in price and are also well suited for traditional and modern
homes.
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Please note, this is a selection of handmade rugs that are available.
Due to the nature of colour reproductions and the massive assortment of sizes available it is not possible to show individual prices. However, if anything in our selection of Handmade Rugs is of interest please do not hesitate to call or email us with your enquiry.