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  • Tibetan Rugs
    Tibetan carpets were influenced more by tribal culture than Persian or Turkish
    design. What is unique about Tibetan rugs is that everything is virtually done by hand. Tibetans used wool from the tribes’ sheep or other animals, which created long, high quality shiny strands of yarn.
  • Persian Rugs
    Persians were some of the first carpet weavers in documented
    history. It is widely thought that Persian nomads used wool from
    their sheep and goat herds to create knotted rugs dating back to
    as early as 500 BC. The rugs were used in their tents to protect
    them from the harsh elements.
  • Moroccan Rugs
    Moroccan weaving began before the 17th Century by the Berbers,
    an indigenous tribe that occupied the Middle and High Atlas
    around the Plains of Marrakesh before the Arab invasion. The
    weaving, done by Moroccan women, produced rugs, blankets and
    fabric wall-coverings, for domestic purposes.
  • Chinese Rugs
    China has produced hand-knotted rugs for thousands of years.
    There are reports of rugs being woven in north-central China, in
    the area around Ningxia, as early as 1696. However, there was
    never a real rug industry until the 1860’s when workshops were
    set up near Beijing and rugs were commissioned by the imperial
    court.



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