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Natural Dyes:
Until the late nineteenth century only natural dyes were used for coloring weaving yarns. Natural dyes include plant dyes, animal dyes, and mineral dyes. Traditional vegetable dyes include woad, a plant of the mustard family, and indigo, a bush from the pea family, both used for blue dye. Yellow is produced from saffron, safflower, sumac, turmeric, onionskin, rhubarb, weld, and fustic. Madder root has been used since ancient times for reds. Browns and blacks come from catechu dye, oak bark, oak galls, acorn husks, tea, and walnut husks. Henna is used for orange. For green, indigo over-dyed with any of a variety of yellow dyes is used. Animal dye sources include insects such as Lac, a species of Cochineal Beetle, found in India and Iran; and Kermes, an insect found on oak trees around the Mediterranean. Mineral dyes come from ocher ( an iron oxide mineral giving shades of yellow, brown, and red), limestone or lime (white), manganese (black), cinnabar and lead oxide (bright orange-reds), azurite and lapis lazuli (blue), and malachite (green). Dyers are able to get a variety of colors and shades from the same source depending on the type of material used, the characteristic of local water, and the use of different fixative agents, or mordants. For example, from pomegranate skin they can produce a range of colors from red to black by using different mordants. Also, as with a painter's palette, all the primary natural colors employed could be mixed to produce a wide variety of secondary hues to color woven area rugs. Today, natural dyes are still used in some traditional dye-houses and villages where natural sources are readily accessible.


Synthetic Dyes
: In the mid-nineteenth century, as the demand for handmade rugs increased in the West, their production increased in the East. The need for easy-to-use and less expensive dyes in a wider range of colors caused the development of synthetic dyes in Europe and especially in Germany. Synthetic dyes were soon imported to Persia (Iran), Anatolia (Turkey), and other Eastern countries. The first synthetic dye, Fuchsine (a magenta aniline), was developed in the 1850s. Shortly after, other synthetic aniline dyes for use in coloring woven area rugs followed. Synthetic aniline dyes made from coal tar were brilliant in color, inexpensive, and easy to use; however, they faded rapidly with exposure to light and water. Some colors were found to be “fugitive,” that is, to recede down the length of the fiber eventually leaving color only in the knot at the base of the pile. In 1903 Nasser-e-Din, the Persian Shah of the Qajar Dynasty, banned the use of aniline dyes in Iran. Persian weavers discontinued the use of synthetic dyes until the modern synthetic chromium-based dyes were developed in the years between the First and the Second World Wars. Chrome dyes are colorfast despite exposure to light and water, and are produced in an infinite variety of attractive colors and shades.

Today, mostly chrome-based synthetic dyes are used for coloring weaving yarns. Natural dyes (or in some cases synthesized versions of natural dyes) are used in places where they are easily obtainable. Sometimes the two are combined together in the same area rug, and the weavers use the best type of dye available to them. In some cases they can find good quality dyes in nature, and in other cases they get better results from the synthetic dyes.


Materials:
Oriental carpets originated in nomadic cultures as durable, utilitarian objects recognized as a portable store of wealth. They were made of materials easily available to the nomads of Central Asia, which (since most of these tribes subsisted on sheep herding) meant sheep’s wool. In the mountains of the Himalaya range, the fur obtained from mountain goats was occasionally used. As rug weaving spread to the sedentary peoples of Anatolia and Persia and finally to India, cotton (a variety native to India/Pakistan and widely cultivated throughout the ancient Near East) became available for weaving the foundation fabric. With rare exceptions, the knotted pile (or the flat exposed weave of a kilim) was still made of animal wools. Silk was introduced into Anatolia from China in the 6th Century AD, and became the material of choice for select high-quality rugs from certain workshops in Anatolia and Persia. The Mughal Emperors brought rug making to India in the 16th Century , and in the Vale of Kashmir, beautiful carpets were produced of pashmina (cashmere), the fine wool of the region’s mountain goats. Today, area rugs are typically woven of wool pile on a cotton foundation, with select fine rugs made of silk on cotton, silk on silk, or cashmere on wool. Some nomadic tribes continue to produce smaller pieces of wool on a wool foundation, reflecting the importance of shepherding to the nomadic lifestyle.

Construction: Oriental rugs can be divided into two groups, knotted-pile and flatwoven. Either rug type starts with a foundation woven of two thread groups, the warp and the weft. The warp threads are pulled tight along the length of the loom, and the wefts are then snaked through the warps, alternating above and below each warp, producing a strong fabric. In a flatwoven rug, the weft threads comprise the visible surface and pattern of the rug. Flatwoven area rugs are generally referred to as kilims; these are generally smaller pieces and are best known from Turkey and the Caucasus. Another variant of the flatweave is the Soumak weave, a technique similar to embroidery that involves wrapping the weft threads around a group of warps to produce the desired pattern. The Soumak weave also originated in the Caucasus Mountains. In knotted-pile area rugs, the wool (or silk) pile is knotted around the warp threads producing one tuft of pile for each warp thread. Two primary knot types are used; the Persian (asymmetrical, Senneh) and the Turkish (symmetrical, Ghiordes) knot. The Persian knot places one tuft between each row of warp threads, while the Turkish knot places two tufts between one set of warps and skips the next set. Once a row of knots is attached to the warps, a weft thread is passed through the warp and then packed down with a comb to tighten the pile. There are almost infinite variations on this basic scheme, from two wefts per row of knots, to periodic extra wefts to strengthen the area rugs, to knottings wrapped around multiple warp threads to speed the weaving process. A rug’s origins can often be deduced on the basis of its weave and construction.

Area Rugs Styles & Brands
When faced with choosing area rugs, the sheer range of different styles available can feel unapproachable, especially if you don’t know braided area rugs from southwestern area rugs or shag area rugs, and Momeni area rugs from Nourison area rugs or Shaw area rugs.

Listed below are the most popular styles of area rugs and a few important details on each one:

Braided Area Rugs
Braided area rugs are extremely durable and are formed by braiding strips of heavy wool together. Often found in oval shapes, it’s not uncommon to now find braided area rugs in other shapes such as rectangles, squares or round area rugs. Traditional braided area rugs are hand made and come in more toned colors, but modern styles are usually machine made and feature bolder colors. Braided area rugs can add elegance to any room and the smaller sized rugs are great in complementing other styles of rugs. Braided area rugs came into fruition during the American native era and during the early 1900’s rug braiding became an art form. Braided rug kits can still be found today but this pastime is nowhere near as popular as it was decades ago.

Oriental Area Rugs

Oriental area rugs are usually made from wool or silk and come from any part of Asia, however China and Japan are the main producers. Oriental area rugs feature captivating designs and are usually based on oriental traditions. Earthy colors like white, peach, yellow and blue are the major colors used with this style. The popularity of Oriental area rugs has soared in the western world, with designs featuring dragons an admired style. Authentic oriental area rugs are of very high quality and are treated with more respect than other types.

Contemporary Area Rugs

Contemporary area rugs are fantastic work of arts and have vibrant colors featuring a diverse range of patterns, which you probably won’t find on other styles of area rugs. They’re usually associated with patterns no older than 25 years old. Contemporary area rugs comes in a huge range of colors, textures and patters and are best if you’re looking for a style of modern area rugs. Contemporary area rugs can be used in all rooms but are especially ideal for smaller rooms as they can give a brighter and more spacious look due to their bolder designs.

Persian Area Rugs

Persian area rugs consist of bright colors and complex designs which when combined form a marvelous work of art. Made from wool, cotton or silk, they’re much more durable than synthetic area rugs. Most Persian area rugs are red or blue based but of course have additional colors added. This style of area rugs are found in 3 forms; geometric area rugs, floral area rugs, and pictorial. Persian area rugs is one of the oldest types of rugs aging back to a time when they were solely used to cover cold flooring - however it didn’t take long for the immense beauty of Persian area rugs to be known as works of art. Persian area rugs are signs of wealth and happiness and are known for being high in quality, and these are just some of the reasons this rug style is highly sought after.

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