Types.
Every great weaving tradition — Persian, Turkish, French, silk — and how to know what you have.
Everything we've written on types.
The great weaving traditions — Persian, Turkish, French, silk — and how to know what you have.
How to Identify a Real Persian Rug
Seven simple tests anyone can do to tell a hand-knotted Persian from a machine-made reproduction.
Oushak Rug Master Guide
The Renaissance carpet — Holbein, Lotto, and a 600-year tradition still woven in western Anatolia today.
Hereke Silk Rug Identification
How to spot an authentic Hereke silk — knot count, sheen, palette, signature, and how to read the back.
Aubusson and Savonnerie — The French Carpet Traditions
Tapestry flatweave versus royal pile — the two French weaving traditions that defined European decorative arts.
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Care
How to clean, store, and protect a hand-knotted rug — by the family that does it for a living.
Restoration
Reweaving, color restoration, antique wash — the slow crafts that happen on the restoration bench.
Atelier
Behind the scenes at the Cohen family workshop. A day in the life, the master artisan, the family.
Local
Northeast-specific rug care — the Hamptons, Manhattan, Greenwich, the seasonal patterns of HNW homes.
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“They returned an heirloom Tabriz — the colors look exactly as my grandmother described them.”
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