Directory of Rugs Resources

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Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and trappings of various kinds.

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Resources in This Category

• Alberto Levi Gallery

  http://www.albertolevi.com/
  Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.

• Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania

  http://www.transylvanianrugs.com/
  Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.

• Antique Rug and Textile Arts Association

  http://www.artaa.org/
  Annual antique rugs and textiles fair.

• Armenian Rugs Society

  http://www.armenianrugssociety.com/
  Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.

• Brandon Oriental Rugs

  http://www.brandonrugs.com/
  Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.

• Carpet Encyclopedia

  http://www.carpetencyclopedia.com/
  Information about all aspects of care and collecting of oriental rugs. Multilingual.

• Cetinkaya Gallery

  http://www.cetinkayagallery.com/
  Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.

• Christopher Legge

  http://www.christopherleggeorientalcarpets.com/
  Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.

• Claudio Mariani

  http://cmariani.homestead.com/
  Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.

• Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs

  http://www.orient-rug.com/
  Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.

• deYoung Museum Textiles

  http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/collections/textile-arts
  Includes collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.

• Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs

  http://www.internetrugs.com/
  San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs.

• FlyingRugs

  http://www.flyingrugs.com/
  Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.

• Gallery Moshe Tabibnia

  http://moshetabibnia.com/
  Milan dealer in antique rugs and textiles, with exhibitions and essays.

• Gallery Tulip

  http://gallerytulip.com/
  Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.

• Ghereh

  http://www.ghereh.org/
  Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.

• Hajji Baba Club

  http://www.hajjibaba.org/
  Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.

• HALI

  http://www.hali.com/
  English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.

• Haliden Oriental Carpets

  http://www.haliden.com/
  Dealers in antique oriental carpets, Persian rugs, tribal rugs and trappings. Cleaning, restoration, repair, and conservation services.

• Handmade Rug Repair Blog

  http://www.rugblog.net/
  Discussion and news about repair of hand made rugs.

• Harlequin Thunderstrand

  http://www.thunderstrand.com/
  A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.

• International Conference on Oriental Carpets

  http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/
  Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.

• International Hajji Baba Society

  http://www.ihbs.org/
  Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.

• Jacobsen Rugs, Inc.

  http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/
  A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.

• JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs

  http://www.spongobongo.com/
  Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.

• Jozan

  http://www.jozan.net/
  Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.

• Keshishian Carpets

  http://www.keshishiancarpets.com/
  Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.

• Kilim.com

  http://www.kilim.com/
  Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.

• Kosker Traditional Rug Repair

  http://www.traditionalrugrepair.com/
  Restoration, repair and cleaning antique rugs.

• Mark Keshishian and Sons

  http://www.orientalcarpets.net/
  Dealer site with some articles about rugs.

• New England Rug Society

  http://www.ne-rugsociety.org/
  Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.

• Oldcarpet

  http://www.oldcarpet.com/
  Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.

• One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles

  http://www.asianart.com/textiles/textile.html
  Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

• Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden)

  http://www.akrep.se/
  A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.

• Oriental Rugs History

  http://www.oriental-rugs-history.com/
  Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs.

• Oriental Rugs, The Connoisseur's Guide

  http://www.rugs-oriental.net/
  Recommendations for identifying and evaluating oriental rugs and carpets.

• Perryman Carpets

  http://perrymancarpets.com/
  Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.

• Persian Carpet

  http://www.persian-carpet.info/
  Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.

• Rippon Boswell & Co

  http://www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/index.php?lang=english
  International auction house specializing in antique carpets and textiles.

• Rug Rag

  http://www.rugrag.com/
  Information about oriental rugs including new, old and antiques. Also includes a forum where consumers can get help identifying rug type, age and value.

• Rugrabbit

  http://www.rugrabbit.com/
  Antique rugs from many sellers. Also, a number of exhibitions by collectors and dealers.

• San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society

  http://www.sfbars.org/
  Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.

• Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs

  http://www.tcoletribalrugs.com/article59Silk%26Wool.html
  A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.

• Tea and Carpets

  http://tea-and-carpets.blogspot.com/
  Noncommercial site with talk, news, and links about oriental carpets and carpet collecting them.

• Textile Museum

  http://museum.gwu.edu/
  Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.

• Textile Museum of Canada

  http://www.textilemuseum.ca/
  Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.

• TextilesAsArt.com

  http://www.textileasart.com/
  A site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.

• The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts

  http://www.lenkoran.co.uk/
  A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.

• Tibetan Carpets

  http://www.tibetan-carpets.net/
  Dealer in new and old Tibetan carpets, with some cultural background information.

• Tribal Art at Rimea.net

  http://www.rimea.net/tribalart.htm
  A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.

• Tschebull Antique Carpets

  http://www.tschebullantiquecarpets.com/
  Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.

• Urartu Carpets & Kilims

  http://www.urartu.com.tr/
  Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.

• Vanishing Textiles

  http://www.vanishingtextiles.com/
  Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.

 

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