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Origins
23 guides tagged Origins.
Types of KilimSlit-weave, soumak, cicim and jijim are four different techniques sold under one word — plus the regional traditions, and how to tell them apart by hand.26 July 2026 · 4 minTypes of Moroccan RugsBeni Ourain, Azilal, Boucherouite, Beni Mrirt and the flatwoven Kilims — which tribe wove what, and why almost everything sold as "Beni Ourain" is not.26 July 2026 · 4 minHow to Identify an Oriental RugWhich weaving tradition is it? Knot type, foundation, palette and format narrow an unknown rug to a region in about ten minutes, with no equipment.26 July 2026 · 4 minAfghan RugsTurkmen-descended weaving, Khal Mohammadi and Baluch production, and the war rugs — a durable, dark-palette tradition that stays consistently undervalued.25 July 2026 · 2 minCaucasian RugsKazak, Shirvan, Kuba and the mountain weavings between the Black Sea and the Caspian — bold geometry, saturated dye, and a collector market of its own.25 July 2026 · 2 minChinese RugsNingxia, Peking and Art Deco Tianjin — a weaving tradition with a colour logic, symbolism and construction entirely separate from the Persian world.25 July 2026 · 2 minIndian RugsFrom Mughal court carpets to the modern export industry at Bhadohi and Jaipur — what Indian weaving does exceptionally well, and where to be careful.25 July 2026 · 2 minKilim RugsFlatwoven, reversible and slit-tapestry — a separate craft from pile weaving with its own techniques, economics and structural weaknesses.25 July 2026 · 2 minMoroccan RugsBeni Ourain, Azilal, Boujad and Boucherouite — Berber weaving, what separates a genuine village rug from the market built around it, and what each is worth.25 July 2026 · 3 minNavajo RugsDiné weaving from the Classic period to today, the regional styles, and the legal and ethical questions that come with buying one.25 July 2026 · 2 minNepalese RugsKathmandu's workshops, Tibetan technique in exile, and why Nepal became the place most contemporary designer rugs are actually woven.25 July 2026 · 2 minOriental RugsWhat the trade actually means by "Oriental", which weaving countries it covers, and why the term obscures more about a rug than it explains.25 July 2026 · 3 minPakistani RugsLahore and Peshawar production, Bokhara reproductions and the Ziegler revival — good weaving that is routinely sold as something more expensive.25 July 2026 · 2 minThe History of Persian RugsHow Persian weaving developed from nomadic craft to court art and back into a global export trade, and why that history still sets prices today.25 July 2026 · 3 minPersian RugsWhat Persian rugs are, how they are made, how to tell the regions apart, and what actually drives their value — the complete reference guide.25 July 2026 · 4 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 minQashqai RugsThe tribal weaving of the Fars confederacy — wool foundations, saturated natural dyes and drawing that drifts, judged by standards city rugs never apply.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 minScandinavian & Rya RugsRya, rollakan and the flat Nordic geometry that shaped mid-century interiors — a weaving tradition that ran parallel to the Oriental one, not from it.25 July 2026 · 2 minTibetan RugsThe senneh loop knot, high-altitude wool, and why a Himalayan village technique became the foundation of the modern designer rug industry.25 July 2026 · 2 minTurkish RugsAnatolian weaving from Oushak to Hereke — the symmetrical knot, a palette unlike Persia's, and the prayer rug format that defines the tradition.25 July 2026 · 2 minTurkmen RugsTekke, Yomut and Salor guls — the most systematic tribal design language in weaving, where the motif identifies the tribe that made it.25 July 2026 · 2 min