Antique Oriental Rugs
In antique oriental rugs, you will mostly find characteristics that you will rarely find on most rugs created after the synthetic dyes invention. Antique oriental rugs usually have abrash which is the hue or change of color that occurs when looking at older rugs from different angles. This is usually a result of inconsistent dyeing process or introduction of some other wool before the rug’s completion.
Antique Oriental Rugs History
Since the 16th century and up to the 20th century, Middle eastern countries have had a great impact on the antique oriental rugs trade. Any antique oriental rugs that were imported to Europe and North America, were mostly from the middle east. Antique oriental rugs date back to many years BC, but it is until the 16th century that they started being used in a grand scale.
Methods Used By Ancient Antique Oriental Rugs Makers
Antiques oriental rugs scholars have always puzzled over the method that rug makers from the past gave their rugs such rich, deep colors. Nest Rubio and Jack Haldane are two such scholars who have recently tried to replicate ancient dyeing process. Their studies focused on the yarns ability to absorb color red from natural madder root.
Nest and Jack the two scholars figured that antique oriental rug makers didn’t want to use their valuable fuel to heat water that needed to be used to dye the wool for the antique oriental rugs. They figured that the madder dyes absorption must have occurred over a period of time at about temperatures equal to those of making yogurt. These findings by the two scholars Rubio and Haldane showed that the ancient rug makers did not do things in a hurry and also had an excellent mind set. The findings that came from that study shows the ease of the process that is use for dyeing the wool used to make the antique oriental rugs. Wool was most likely soaked for up to one month in a water like solution mixture with 25% Alum. Another mixture of madder root and water was used to soak the wool for 3 to 7 days. The result of these soakings was antique oriental rugs that were very beautiful with vivid reds, pink colors and deep striking Burgundies.
Growth Of the Antique Oriental Rugs Industry
Over time, the rug makers increased the antique oriental rugs in size and many more designs were developed. The rug industry flourished because of many big investments by interested parties from all over the world. The rug making industry has gone from hand made designs to machine made. Many designs have been made from traditions of rug making countries all over the world and today Antique oriental rugs still remain some of the most beautiful carpets of all time.
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Posted by orientalrugman
on Apr 19 2011. Filed under Oriental Carpet, Oriental Rugs, Rugs.
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