"But if the weaver is in a good mood, he'll weave in some lucky charms. There is a whimsicality to the Persian rug. You really get a glimpse into the mind of the weaver and how he sees the world." ...

Knot count: The more knots a rug has per inch, the finer the rug, the more time it takes to weave and the higher the value. “In the Middle East, there’s a saying,” Mann said.

The rug, he discovered, was a product of a Turkish government program, known by the acronym DOBAG, aimed at reviving traditional weaving practices. The carpet’s color came from the efforts of a ...

Since Zemfira Kajarova arrived in the hill village of Kosalari in southern Georgia as a newly wed almost 50 years ago, she has devoted herself to weaving the village’s distinctive Persian-style ...

PHILADELPHIA — George Jevremovic didn't set out to become the savior of the Oriental rug trade. He wanted to be a writer until he followed his college girlfriend to her native Turkey in 1979 ...

Oakland, CA—October 21, 2014—Claremont Rug Company today released its 76th catalog, which features antique rugs from the Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving in a wide range of contemporary ...

A Persian rug sold for a record $33 million at auction. (Associated Press) An intricate, 17th century Persian carpet went up for sale at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday. When the gavel came ...