Traditional Turkish Carpets

The beauty of turkish carpets took the attention of europeans.

Traditional turkish carpets.

Turkish carpets in european renaissance art. The wool typically is hand spun using a drop spindle called a kirmen and spinning wheels. Silk on silk wool on cotton wool on wool viscose on cotton kilims tulu. Sheep s wool also takes dyes well.

Anatolian early period carpets. Wool quality varies by region and climate with the higher quality wool coming from sheep found in cooler and higher elevations. Wool carpets are the most traditional type of turkish rug and are woven by hand in countryside villages. From shop craftsbybusra 899 00.

All carpets and kilims sent to international. Vintage traditional handwoven goat hair turkish carpet rug embroidered anatolian nomad yoruk made in 1970s 200 x 90 cm craftsbybusra. There are different types of rugs produced in turkey and they are classified according to the materials used. Online turkish carpet showroom and shop.

Natural wool comes in colors of white brown fawn yellow and gray which are sometimes used directly without going through a dyeing process. All our carpets and kilims are guaranteed genuine all materials are sourced locally the carpets are hand woven on traditional looms. This combination of characteristics is not found in other natural fibers. Wool comes from the coats of sheep.

The oldest known seljuk carpets are the 13 th century ones in alaeddin. History of turkish carpets and kilims seljuk carpets. Traditionally wool used for turkish carpets is spun by hand.