WikiRug:Did You Know...? 2023

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Week 6 2023

week 1

... The background colors of Abadeh rugs are mainly reds?
... Afshar rugs are named for the tribes who live and weave in the Kerman Province?
... Afshar rugs generally have a wool foundation and a wool pile?
... One of the characteristics of Afshar designs is the motif repetition and a mixture of designs with a steady and regular tone?
... Ahar carpets can also be identified by their double wefts?
... Ardebil carpets are famous, and are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London?
... Ardekan carpets were woven with a Kerman or Yazd design and technique?
... Bakshaishes have only a narrow guard border to frame the carpet?

week 2

... Bakhtiari carpet designs made are generally semigeometric?
... Baluch Carpet coloration is primarily reds and dark blues in the field and borders?
... The knot used in Bidgineh carpets are symmetrical?
... Bidjar weavers also made Tricliniun Carpets?
... Birjand carpets have traditional Khorasan coloration, with red-blue or dark blue for the background?
... Borchalu carpets have semigeometric designs, mostly in a medallion style?
... Borujerd carpet coloration is primarily reds, with a small percentage of ivory or dark blues?
... The most common knotting technique used for Elam rugs is the asymmetrical knot?

week 3

... "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers for northwestern Persian Heriz carpets?
... Afshar carpets come in a variety of designs but common designs are Medallion, Shah Abbasi, Afshan, Fish, Gul Farang?
... Haji Orangi is a classic type of Zanjan rural carpet?
... Gholtogh designs have a vast variety woven by mental image?
... Nain weavers are credited with being the first to outline design elements and flowers with silk highlights?
... Qashqa'ies is produced by soaking the skein, which are colored by madder, in dough?
... Kolyai Rugs have a wool or cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Malayer field colors are mostly reds, ivory, or dark blue, but at times, camel or light blue?

week 4

... The most well-known Farahan carpet in the antique market is the Farahan Sarouk?
... In the antique market older Ferdos rugs are known as Arab Boft?
... Fereydan rugs and carpets are woven in the semi-geometric, traditional Bakhtiari styles?
... Golpayegan weavers weave a finer quality, including rugs with a silk foundation and a silk pile?
... Goravan carpet designs are geometric, with either a medallion or an allover style?
... Hamadan village rug formats range from small bag face rugs to approximately seven feet by five feet?
... Hashtrood rugs are well known to be woven in long rug runner sizes?
... The weavers of Heriz are credited with being the first in Persia to produce room-size and oversize carpets?

week 5

... Hosseinabad rugs have semigeometric designs in medallion or allover layouts?
... Nehavand rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile tied with the Turkish knot?
... Tehran carpet tonality is particularly apparent in their red, light blue, and gold fields?
... The Mehraban designs have a geometric, village style featuring multiple medallions with tribal ornaments?
... Bakhshaish carpets are categorized in the Heriz rug group?
... Early Bidjars sometimes used tribal motifs and animals along with traditional designs?
... Kerman master weavers were known to sign their name on the top portion of carpet borders?
... Songhor formats range from small bag faces to rugs approximately seven feet by four feet six inches?

week 6

... Hosseinabad rugs have semigeometric designs in medallion or allover layouts?
... Early Injelas rugs can have a market value up to approximately $5,000?
... In the late sixteenth century Isfahan became famous in Europe for the art of carpet weaving?
... Isfahan carpets of the Safavid period usually have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... During the second quarter of the twentieth century many Isfahan weavers switched the foundation from cotton to silk?
... Josheghan carpet designs were copied by the neighboring villages of Meymeh and Morchekhort?
... Jozan rug designs are semigeometric and frequently have a pendant-shaped medallion in the center?
... Karadja carpet borders have Shrub motifs, flower heads, palmettes, or other tribal elements?

week 7

... You only need to rotate your rug every one to two years?
... Sunlight can cause the dye in your Oriental rug to fade dramatically?
... Most Oriental rugs have fringes on the end that can become twisted and tangled very easily?
... It's especially important that you regularly vacuum your Oriental rug to prevent the natural fibers?
... Stains can easily develop if you don't immediately spot clean a spill once it occurs?
... Do not use soap, bleach, or other common cleaning products on your Oriental rug?
... You should rearrange your furniture to create new pathways every six months or so?
... Experts recommend having your Oriental rug professionally washed every three to five years?

week 8

... Islimi is a design motifs based on leaf shapes and used in metalwork, ceramics, architectural ornament, textiles and carpets in the Near East?
... Kashmir rugs are woven primarily on a cotton foundation?
... Himachal Pradesh Carpet is one of the eastern rugs that woven in India?
... Kyrgyz rugs are woven in a geometric, nomadic style?
... Meshkin rugs have either a wool or cotton foundation and a wool pile?

week 9

... "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers for northwestern Persian Heriz carpets?
... Afshar carpets come in a variety of designs but common designs are Medallion, Shah Abbasi, Afshan, Fish, Gul Farang?
... Haji Orangi is a classic type of Zanjan rural carpet?
... Gholtogh designs have a vast variety woven by mental image?
... Nain weavers are credited with being the first to outline design elements and flowers with silk highlights?
... Qashqa'ies is produced by soaking the skein, which are colored by madder, in dough?
... Kolyai Rugs have a wool or cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Malayer field colors are mostly reds, ivory, or dark blue, but at times, camel or light blue?

week 10

... Tabriz is the main focal point f of production of the city-woven carpets in Azerbaijan?
... Weaving in Kashan mainly takes place in Kashan city and its suburbs like Natanz and Josheghan?
... Qashqa'ies weave rugs in two types: offset warp and semi-offset warp?
... One of the most important quality characteristics of Isfahan carpet is the use of original Iranian designs, patterns and colors?
... The excellent quality of the raw materials used in Heriz Rugs comes from excellent local wools and the neighbouring tribes like shahsavans?
... Some villages of Gholtogh dye their required piles in Zanjan market?
... The knot used in Bidgineh carpets is symmetrical (Turkish) knot which tied by a hook?
... In Afshar Rugs, borders are usually narrower than the rug size and various designs like Phoenix and Dragon constitute dominant designs of the region?

week 11

... The knot in afshar rugs is symmetrical (Turkish) knot, and is tied by hand?
... The most genuine Bidgineh designs called "Haji Orangi" and "Chahar Gat"?
... Gholtogh designs have a vast variety woven by mental image?
... The designs of the Heriz rugs based on two methods: broken and curved?
... One of the most important quality characteristics of Isfahan carpet is the use of original Iranian designs, patterns and colors?
... The materials used for Kashan rugs is wool and silk for very delicate carpets?
... The medallion, nazem, prayer-nich, repeated in and out fish, paisley designs are most popular Qashqa'i rugs?
... The required wool for carpet weavers of Tabriz, comes from Macku, Moghan, Urmieh, Khoy and Salmas?

week 12

... The Turkish (symmetric) knot is used in Kazakh Carpet?
... Knot densities of contemporary rugs in Rajasthan Rug are about 144 to 225 knots per square inch?
... Vase design have been attributed to Kerman?
... Injelas rugs are categorized as part of the Hamadan Mosul Rugs group?
... The Gholtogh rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?

week 13

... Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris?
... Spanish carpets were made in medallion or all over styles, with either geometric or floral patterns?
... Vagireh A small rug woven with parts of different designs to show the variety of designs?
... Quchan rugs have a wool foundation and a wool pile?
... Carpet weaving began in Bhadohi during the late Mughal period?

week 14

... Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition is a specialized carpet exhibition that aims to present and introduce handmade carpets every year in September at Tehran?
... Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is the largest art museum in the western United States?
... Lattice is an all-over pattern consisting of ogives, diamonds, hexagons, octagons, or rectangles?
... Turkmenistan is considered a part of Western Turkestan?
... Punjab Rug is one of the eastern rugs that woven in India?

week 15

... Afshan is an all-over design found in Caucasian, Indian, Persian, and Turkish rugs?
... Kathy has graced the cover of Forbes Magazine twice 2012 and 2016?
... Shah Abbasi used in borders and in combination with other floral elements as an all-over repeat in the field?
... Bulgarian kilims are sometimes referred to as "Thracian"?
... Mazlaghan rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile with the Turkish (symmetric) knot?

week 16

... Mirzapur carpets are known in the antique trade from the British Raj era?
... MoshkAbad carpets designs are semifloral in either all-over or medallion styles?
... Lattice An all-over pattern consisting of ogives, diamonds, hexagons, octagons, or rectangles?
... CarpetVista is a Swedish private company that has operates of online carpet retail store?
... Moud carpets are similar to those woven in other Khorasan cities such as Azghand, Birjand, and Gonabad?

week 17

... Some scholars believe the early Caucasian Dragon Carpets are attributable to Armenians of the southern Caucasus?
... In Azerbaijan an important rug type is the silk Heriz?
... The tribes who make rugs in Afghanistan are the Kyrgyz, Turkmens, and Uzbeks, in the northern region?
... Belgian carpet designs include Oriental, European, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, and other modern styles?
... Bulgarian carpets have mainly Persian designs from the cities of Kashan or Tabriz?

week 18

... Early Kashmir weavings are named Mughal Carpets in the trade?
... Boteh is a pear-shaped figure common in oriental rug design?
... Panja is a heavy metal comb used to beat down wefts and knots?
... CarpetVista is a Swedish private company that has operates of online carpet retail store?
... Khoy carpets have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?

week 19

... The Nazmiyal Collection was founded in 1980 in New York by Jason Nazmiyal?
... INDEX is the Middle East's largest interior design show?
... The Louvre is the world's largest museum and houses one of the most impressive art collections in history?
... Asymmetric Knot is The Persian Knot?
... Afshan is an all-over design found in Caucasian, Indian, Persian, and Turkish rugs?

week 20

... Rugman is a Persian and Oriental rugs online provider?
... Nehavand rugs have semigeometric tribal designs in medallion or allover styles?
... Uttar Pradesh Rug is one of the eastern rugs that woven in India?
... Symmetric Knot is The Turkish knot?
... Boteh is a pear-shaped figure common in oriental rug design?

week 21

... Herati is a design found in Persian and Oreintal rugs?
... Uzbek rugs are geometric, in mostly allover styles?
... Punjab Carpet is one of the eastern rugs that woven in India?
... Najafabad carpets have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Meymeh carpet designs are similar to those of early twentieth-century Josheghans?

week 22

... Rugman is a Persian and Oriental rugs online provider?
... Nehavand rugs have semigeometric tribal designs in medallion or allover styles?
... Uttar Pradesh Rug is one of the eastern rugs that woven in India?
... Symmetric Knot is The Turkish knot?
... Boteh is a pear-shaped figure common in oriental rug design?

week 23

... Hosseinabad rugs have semigeometric designs in medallion or allover layouts?
... Nehavand rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile tied with the Turkish knot?
... Tehran carpet tonality is particularly apparent in their red, light blue, and gold fields?
... The Mehraban designs have a geometric, village style featuring multiple medallions with tribal ornaments?
... Bakhshaish carpets are categorized in the Heriz rug group?
... Early Bidjars sometimes used tribal motifs and animals along with traditional designs?
... Kerman master weavers were known to sign their name on the top portion of carpet borders?
... Songhor formats range from small bag faces to rugs approximately seven feet by four feet six inches?

week 24

... The most well-known Farahan carpet in the antique market is the Farahan Sarouk?
... The Lilihan rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Heriz carpet designs are geometric, in either a medallion or an allover layout?
... Some Afshar rugs are woven by brides before their wedding as a Jahaz?
... Old Josheghan carpets have a brick-red background and blue or ivory border?
... The Khoy carpets have floral designs and colorations similar to Tabriz style?
... In the 1960s the city of Hamadan began to weave French Savonnerie Carpets designs?
... Karadja carpets are called "Serapis" in the trade?

week 25

... "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers for northwestern Persian Heriz carpets?
... Afshar carpets come in a variety of designs but common designs are Medallion, Shah Abbasi, Afshan, Fish, Gul Farang?
... Haji Orangi is a classic type of Zanjan rural carpet?
... Gholtogh designs have a vast variety woven by mental image?
... Nain weavers are credited with being the first to outline design elements and flowers with silk highlights?
... Qashqa'ies is produced by soaking the skein, which are colored by madder, in dough?
... Kolyai Rugs have a wool or cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Malayer field colors are mostly reds, ivory, or dark blue, but at times, camel or light blue?

week 26

... Zanjan rugs have a wool foundation and a medium to long wool pile. By the mid-twentieth century the weavers had switched to a cotton foundation?
... Nazmiyal Collection provided carpets for use as backdrops in an exhibition of works by artist Paul Thek at the Whitney Museum?
... The Encyclopedia of Antique Carpets: Twenty-Five Centuries of Weaving features Classic Asiatic sources in the "Rug Belt"—Persia (Iran), Anatolia (Turkey), the Caucasus, China, India, and central Asia—and includes more than six hundred entries on all areas of historic carpet production, ranging from village to city and style to weaver?
... Kathy Ireland Worldwide (kiWW) is an American design and brand marketing company, founded in 1993, by American model and actress Kathy Ireland?

week 27

... that Polonaise carpets have silk pile, cotton warps and are brocaded with gold or silver thread in some parts?
... that Polonaise carpets often have light colors such as light green and blue, losing their original colors over time?
... that Isfahan rugs the kork and silk rugs now woven, is one of the finest Iranian rugs?
... that Nain rugs and carpets have a cotton foundation, a high-quality wool pile, and silk outlines for the design elements?
... Bakhtiari nomads mainly weave flatwoven items, often with part-pile sections, for daily use, such as grain storage bags, transport bags, Khorjin (saddlebags), animal covers, tent coverings, Namakdan (salt) bags, Paneer (cheese) bags, tobacco bags, and shepherd bags?

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week 30

... The most well-known Farahan carpet in the antique market is the Farahan Sarouk?
... The Lilihan rugs have a cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Heriz carpet designs are geometric, in either a medallion or an allover layout?
... Some Afshar rugs are woven by brides before their wedding as a Jahaz?
... Old Josheghan carpets have a brick-red background and blue or ivory border?
... The Khoy carpets have floral designs and colorations similar to Tabriz style?
... In the 1960s the city of Hamadan began to weave French Savonnerie Carpets designs?
... Karadja carpets are called "Serapis" in the trade?

week 31

... "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers for northwestern Persian Heriz carpets?
... Afshar carpets come in a variety of designs but common designs are Medallion, Shah Abbasi, Afshan, Fish, Gul Farang?
... Haji Orangi is a classic type of Zanjan rural carpet?
... Gholtogh designs have a vast variety woven by mental image?
... Nain weavers are credited with being the first to outline design elements and flowers with silk highlights?
... Qashqa'ies is produced by soaking the skein, which are colored by madder, in dough?
... Kolyai Rugs have a wool or cotton foundation and a wool pile?
... Malayer field colors are mostly reds, ivory, or dark blue, but at times, camel or light blue?

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week 35

...Herat Baluch rug foundations are made with wool, goat hair, or a mixture of wool and goat hair?
...The herat rugs are geometric in design and generally have a Mihrab (prayer arch) or allover pattern?
...Heriz carpet designs are geometric, in either a medallion or an allover layout?
... Heriz carpets are best known for having a large center medallion with quartered medallions in the corners of the field?