WikiRug:About

WikiRug is a bilingual Online Encyclopedia of Rugs and Carpets, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. This encyclopedia Covers the diverse forms that the art and craft of handwoven/hand-knotted rug taken over centuries across the world, particularly in Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, India, Anatolia (Turkey), and central Asia. The entries of WikiRug include carpet styles, designs, patterns, motifs, weaving tools, technique and materials, and carpet production era (counties, regions, cities, villages), books, magazines, carpet market and industry, as well as individuals (designers, master weavers, artisans, researchers).