Afghan Yekta Rug handmade-kilim elaborate floral motifs

elaborate floral motifs

giving the pile a silky feel underfoot and a sheen that only becomes more pronounced over time

a weaving village in the Hamadan province of western Iran

one straight weft alternating with one curved

Ardabil weavers have always woven from memory

Afghan Yekta Rug handmade-kilim elaborate floral motifsYekta rugs come from Afghanistan, and they are unlike anything else in Afghan weaving. The construction is what sets them apart. The weaver first creates a flat kilim base, then hand knots a raised pile on top of selected areas of the design. The result is a rug that moves between two textures within the same piece, flat weave and knotted pile existing together, creating depth and dimension that a standard rug or kilim simply cannot produce. This is