Kilim Rugs History

Unlike high pile knotted rugs kilim rugs are flat woven made by interweaving various colored wefts and warps.

Kilim rugs history.

Our experience includes industry standard practices for antique vintage and modern pieces particularly hand made rugs given our long history with hand knotted collections and modern weaving from nepal india pakistan romania france turkey iran and other acclaimed countries of the style. These nice pieces reflect a tradition that is passed on from generation to generation. Welcome to the colorful world of kilim studio. The interweaving is done using traditional techniques which have been passed down from generation to generation.

The crosses in 20th century navajo weaving most likely came from caucasus weaving. A kilim is a pileless tapestry woven rug or other textile with geometric designs in rich brilliant colors traditionally made in parts of the middle east and neighboring regions. Kilim rugs along with jewelry clothing and animals are important for the identity and wealth of nomadic tribes people. As kilims are much less durable than rugs that have a pile to protect.

Kilim is the turkish word for weft faced tapestry the simplest weaving structure known. The most popular of flat weaves is called the kilim. History of turkish carpets rugs and kilims. The term kilim originates from the persian gelīm گلیم where it means to spread roughly perhaps of mongolian origin.

Although at times you may find kilim rugs included in the general genre of oriental rugs in more accepted practice kilims are in a class of their own. One of the visiting points of both local and foreign tourists in turkey are carpet workshops. Clients of rug kilim can rely on our team for meticulous care in cleaning special carpets. Notice any similarities between this 100 year old bakhitiari kilim and navajo rugs.

With more than 18 000 hand woven rugs online and offline we offer a highly curated selection of authentic vintage rugs kilim area rugs and new hand woven rugs at the best prices. In their traditional setting kilims are used as floor and wall coverings horse saddles storage bags bedding and cushion covers. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and favor allowing them to create bold sharp patterns. Kilim has a long history that spans thousands of years and many empires.

It consists of vertical warps combined purely with successive passes of horizontal weft. Like pile carpets kilim have been produced since ancient times. The kilim weave in rugs kilim weave techniques in rugs weft faced tapestry the kilim weave has an interesting history. Almost every region of anatolia has carpets with peculiar adornment and colors.

Each rug we carry is hand woven unique and authentic.