Rugs of the World are specialists in Large rugs and large oriental carpets in the UK , these oversized rugs are typically over 13ft x 10ft (400cm x 305cm ) and tend to be Oriental or persian in design and all are handmade hand knotted carpets and can be viewed in our rugs showrooms based in Yorkshire or nationwide via home viewing.

Types of large rugs found at Rugs of the World :

Large silk rugs - Large Persian rugs - Large Kashan rugs - Large Tabriz rugs - Large Sarough rugs - Large Mashad rugs - Large Isfahan rugs - Large contemporary rugs - Large Afghan rugs - Large Aubusson rugs - Large needlepoint rugs

Large Kilim rugs - Large Shiraz rugs - Large tribal rugs - Large Kazak rugs - Large antique rugs - Large Ziegler rugs - Large Sultanabad rugs - Large Lori rugs - Large Qashqai rugs - Large Khan rugs - Large modern rugs -

Large Turkish rugs - Large hall rugs - Large area rugs - Large Iranian carpets - Large Chinese carpets - Large handmade carpets -

Through out history Persia has remained the epicentre of the carpet making craft, where it has developed into an art form. A gradual increase in Persian carpets started to emerge around this period and as trade links between Britain and the Persian Safavid Empire developed more Persian rugs entered Britain. Following the establishment of the Silk Route which connected Persia to Britain via the Silk Road, a predominance of Persian rugs and carpets found their way into Britain. With the expansion of the middle classes in the 17th to 19th century oriental rugs prospered as luxury items which trigged the production of rugs for the western market across the Caucasus, Anatolian, India and China.

Types of Persian rugs and carpets found at Rugs of the World :

Kashan rugs - Isfahan rugs - Qashqai rugs - Shiraz rugs - Yalameh rugs - Nain rugs - Tabriz rugs - Mashad rugs - Sarough rugs - Hamaden rugs - Lori rugs - Moud rugs -

Hall carpet runners are all unique handmade pieces made from 100% wool and range in sizes that start at 150cm x 60cm and go to above 600cm (20ft) in length that are designed to accomodate hallways. These hall runners can be found in our Yorkshire oriental rugs showrooms

Types of hall runners found at Rugs of the World :

Persian hall runners - Kashan hall runners - Tabriz hall runners - Mashad hall runners - Isfahan hall runners - Contemporary hall runners - Afghan hall runners - Aubusson hall runners - Needlepoint hall runners

Killim hall runners - Shiraz hall runners - Tribal hall runners - Kazak hall runners - Antique hall runners - Ziegler hall runners - Sultanabad hall runners - Lori hall runners - Qashqai hall runners - Khan hall runners - Modern hall runners -

Turkish hall runners - Large hall rugs - Large Iranian runners - Chinese hall runners - Handmade hall runners - Traditional hall runners - Aubusson hall runner

Typically, a traditional Persian carpet is tied with a single looping knot (Persian or Senneh Knot), while the traditional Anatolian carpet is tied with a double looping knot (Turkish or Ghiordes Knot). This means that for every 'vertical strand' of thread in a Large Persian carpet, an Anatolian carpet has two loops as opposed to the one loop for the various Persian carpets that use a Persian 'single' knot. Ultimately, this process of 'double knotting' in traditional Anatolian carpets results in a slightly more block like image compared to the traditional 'single knotted' Persian carpet.

Silk carpets and silk rugs date back to at least the sixteenth century in Sabzavar and the Seventeenth century in Kashan and Yazd. Silk carpets are less common than wool carpets since silk is more expensive and less durable; they tend to increase in value with age. Due to their rarity and value, silk carpets are often displayed on the wall like tapestries aswell as being used as floor coverings. Silk rugs and carpets can be the most valuable of the handmade oriental rugs

Large silk rugs - Large silk Persian rugs - Large silk Kashan rugs - Large silk Tabriz rugs - Large silk Mashad rugs - Large silk Isfahan rugs - Large silk contemporary rugs - Silk Afghan rugs - Large silk Aubusson rugs -

Silk Kilim rugs - Large tribal rugs - Large silk Kazak rugs - Large silk antique rugs - Large silk modern rugs -

Large silk Turkish rugs - Large silk hall rugs - Large silk area rugs - Large silk Iranian carpets - Large silk Chinese carpets - Large silk handmade carpets -

Two basic knots ( in hand knotted rugs ) are used in most persian carpets and oriental rugs : the symmetrical Turkish or Ghiordes knot (used in Turkey, the Caucasus, East Turkmenistan, and some Turkish and Kurdish areas of Iran), and the asymmetrical Persian or Senneh knot (Iran, India, Turkey, Pakistan, China, and Egypt).To make a Turkish knot, the yarn is passed between two adjacent warps, brought back under one, wrapped around both forming a collar, then pulled through the center so that both ends emerge between the warps.Inthe production of handmade rugs the Persian knot is used for fine handmade rugs ( hand knotted rugs ). The yarn is wrapped around only one warp, then passed behind the adjacent warp so that it divides the two ends of the yarn. The Persian knot may open on the left or the right, and rugs woven with this knot are generally more accurate and symmetrical. This production is now being used in contemporary rugs bring old fashioned hand knotting mixed with modern contemporary rug design.

Types of handmade rugs found at Rugs of the World :

Sultanabad rugs - Ziegler rugs - Kazak rugs - Khan rugs - Gabbeh rugs - Bokhara rugs - Ushak rugs - Nepalise rugs - Indian rugs - Tibetan rugs - Aubusson rugs

 

Contemporary rugs

 

All these types of hand knotted oriental rugs and carpets can be found at Rugs of the World in our Yorkshire rug shop ( York ) , warehouse and on line.