Traditional Area Rugs
Traditional rugs making is one of the oldest known
crafts. The roots of
traditional rugs lie in the heart of central Asia, where it developed and
flourished before reaching a peak of quality during the 16th and 17th centuries
in the courts workshop of Safavid Persia. A gradual world decline during the
next 100 years was sharply reversed in the late 19th century, when a wealth of
beautiful traditional rugs and carpets was produced in the orient to meet demand
from the west. Traditional rugs however, still being made in villages and the
use of vegetable dye is becoming wide spread in many areas of the world. |
