Additional Features

• Origin: Turkish Rugs
• Style: Oushak Rugs
• Oushak style antique rugs were originally woven by nomads who later concentrated their handcraft in the region south of Constantinople, whose name changed to Istanbul around the same time in the 15th century. Archaeologists found that old mosques in the area were thickly carpeted, often six or seven carpets deep, usually with textiles and embroideries from the Oushak region.
• The artisans prided themselves on their excellent craftsmanship, generally using cotton for the foundation and wool for the pile, sometimes incorporating threads of silk and even metal. They used natural dyes for the yarn, prizing a naturally dappled abrash to the weave, and they worked meticulously to produce extremely dense textiles with a high number of hand-tied knots per square inch.