The Countries & History of Origin Of The Oriental Carpets

Carpet-making is one of the oldest known crafts. Its roots lie in the heart of Central Asia ,The main areas of Oriental knotting are in Persia , Turkey , the Caucasus, Turkmenistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan , India , Nepal and China .

Persian Hand made carpets

Persia has been known for centuries as the wonderland of the Thousand and One Night. The Persian people have always been outstanding craftsmen with a highly developed artistic sense. Huan Tsang, the Chinese world traveler (7th century AD) praises in his writings the artistry of Persians in weaving carpets....... more

Turkish Hand made carpets

It is generally supposed that Turkish rugs first came to be known in Italy and the rest of the western world after the sack of Constantinople in 1204, during the Fourth Crusade. But it is only in the 14th century that they first appear in Western painting.......more

Caucasian Hand made carpets

The weaving of a carpet requires a list of certain tools and these tools can be classified mainly as follows according to their functions: ......more

Turkoman Hand made carpets

In many countries of the world the Turkmen carpets are known as Burkhart carpets as the Turkmen sold their items in that Central Asian ancient city. The Turkmen started to create their carpets as the result their nomadic life .......more

Afghanistan Hand made carpets

Afghanistan still produces some beautiful tribal rugs. In the past one to two decades, the country has been under great political and economic unease. As a result, great damage has been done to the precious talent of the country's talent of nomadic rug weaving. .....more

History of Chinese hand made carpet

As a Chinese traditional hand-made craftwork, carpet weaving is of the long histories.

Xin Jiang Province is one of the major places where the Chinesecarpets originated. Theclimate there is rigidly cold and people live in nomadic life. This created a huge demand of the wool fabric products to keep them warm or even make their life more beautiful.....more