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Identification
12 guides tagged Identification.
Antique Rugs: What to Look ForThe inspection specific to age — dating from yarn, dye and wear, finding restoration under raking light, and assessing a foundation that may be a century old.25 July 2026 · 2 minHow Hand-Knotted Rugs Are MadeFrom fleece to finished rug — shearing, spinning, dyeing, warping, knotting, shearing and washing, and how long each stage actually takes.25 July 2026 · 3 minHand-Knotted RugsThe construction everything else is measured against — how it works, what it genuinely costs in labour, and the two-second check that identifies it.25 July 2026 · 2 minJudging Quality in Hand-Knotted RugsThe signals that separate a good hand-knotted rug from a poor one — and why knot count is the least useful of them on its own.25 July 2026 · 2 minHand-Knotted Persian RugsWhat hand-knotting actually is, how long a rug genuinely takes to make, and the two-second check that separates it from tufted and machine-made lookalikes.25 July 2026 · 2 minHow to Identify Persian RugsThe physical tests that establish what a rug actually is — knot type, foundation, dye evidence and finishing — none of which require equipment or expertise.25 July 2026 · 3 minTypes of Persian RugsThe named Persian weaving regions and what actually distinguishes them — knot type, density, palette and drawing — rather than the marketing shorthand.25 July 2026 · 3 minKashan RugsThe most recognisable Persian city weave — dense wool, a formal central medallion, madder red and indigo — and how to tell a good Kashan from a commercial one.25 July 2026 · 2 minTabriz RugsThe most variable name in Persian weaving — produced at every grade for 150 years — plus how the raj system works and what it actually tells you.25 July 2026 · 2 minRug AuthenticationEstablishing origin, age and construction — the tests that work, the documents that do not, and the limits of what anyone can honestly certify.25 July 2026 · 2 minBuying a Rug: What to Look ForThe inspection checklist that separates a considered purchase from an expensive guess — seven checks, none of which need equipment.25 July 2026 · 3 minSilk RugsGenuine silk, art silk and outright substitution — what silk does that wool cannot, what it costs you in durability, and the burn test that settles it.25 July 2026 · 3 min