New Arrivals...

7 December 2019  |  Kim

Just to let you know our shipment from Turkey is here!

Lots of Turkish Kilim Runners and Rugs, Kilim Draught Excluders, Ottoman Earrings, now in our shop and online!

One of our gorgeous Rugs or Kilims, a Kilim Draught Excluder to keep the winter outside, or a pair of our stunning Ottoman Earrings, would all make unusual unique gifts for Christmas.

Check out our Latest Arrivals Section HERE 

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October News

29 October 2019  |  Kim

Just a short update now we are really into the run up to Christmas - although we had a great buying trip in Turkey a few weeks ago, we are still waiting for everything to be made and shipped so we will be in touch when that arrives.

We couldn't resist this little cat "Pasha" who helped us choose!

In the meantime, our Ottoman Earrings have been made and have arrived and we wanted to get a great selection onto our website including the new designs. We have also added some lovely hand embroidered Suzani Embroideries and a small but beautiful selection of Rugs. Check out our Latest Arrivals Section HERE to see them. Our main delivery of Kilims, Poufs, Cushions & Lamps will arrive in due course.

A snapshot of part of the process in making the Ottoman Gold Plated Jewellery

What do you think of the beautiful Suzani Embroideries?

And last but not least some of our new rugs

Check out our Latest Arrivals Section HERE 

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Bits & Bobs

3 October 2019  |  Kim

We have been putting a few final tweeks to our new website, now you can search for your perfect Rug or Kilim using our new search function - we would pleased to hear any feedback you may have.  

We have had a very busy summer and we are now getting ready for a buying trip to top up some of our stock, we hope to be getting more draught excluders made as well as kilim cushions, and of course, will be hunting out some lovely Vintage Turkish Kilim Rugs!  Jewellery is also popular at Christmas time so we will be commissioning some beautiful earrings and necklaces from the Turkish and Afghan artisans we continue to work with. Watch this space (or see our Instagram feed for more regular updates). 

Shop Back Wall - We always put a beautiful Rug here! - (Lory Qashqai)

Gorgeous Ceramic Tealight Holders - Handmade in Turkey

One of our Shop Side Windows

Gold Plated Earrings

Afghan Baluch Carpet Cushion

Afghan Bird Scissors - Great for Needlework!

Front Window of our Shop

Bling!

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New Website Etc!

27 August 2019  |  Kim

We wanted to let everyone know we have a lovely new website which includes better search filters for Rugs, Kilim Cushions etc.  We hope you will take a look to see it in action!

We have also added some new stock to our website which includes some larger sized Turkish Kilim Cushions, a great selection of Afghan Baluch Carpet Cushions, Large Turkish Floor Cushions and a limited number of Rugs too.

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Warm & Cosy Kurdi Gouchan in Slovakia

13 August 2019  |  Kim

This is stunning Kurdi Gouchan carpet travelled all the way to Slovakia and has made its new home warm and cosy for our customers, it works really well with the patio doors looking out onto the garden!

Colourful Afghan Kilim With Kitchen Table

12 July 2019  |  Kim

This is a beautiful kitchen, great care has been taken with the uncluttered clean lines in the design - this customer has put one of our Afghan Vegetable Dyed kilim under their kitchen table and it works really well with the fresh feel of the space

Tribal Cushions Galore

9 July 2019  |  Kim

We wanted to share a few pics we took recently, we are going to be updating our website soon, with a new look and better rug search function, we hope to have it ready for the autumn.  We were playing around with the camera and thought we would share one or two Turkish, Persian & Afghan Rug Images together with piles of Cushions!  

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Turkish Buying Trip News

23 June 2019  |  Kim

Turkish Buying Trip News

We know people like to be updated when there is any news, no matter how small, so this is what we have been up to over the last couple of months...

We have been off on a small buying trip to Turkey which was also a family visit which meant we could pick up a small stock of the wonderful wool patiks that Mahmut's mum makes for us, here is a picture of her making them - CLICK IMAGE TO SEE VIDEO OF MUM MAKING THEM ON INSTAGRAM!

(Socks are in limited supply but call 01273 671900 or email us for info)

We also stocked up on our lovely Boxwood Spoons - All Hand made and individual.  The Wood Bazaar is an amazing place to wonder around and we just wish we had space for those lovely bowls, but we had to leave them behind! See our Spoon section here - prices start at £2.95.

Oh and the cat was tired of playing with string!!

We were also very short on our gorgeous hand painted ceramics so made a visit to our supplier and selected a great stock of bowls, mugs, hotplates and coasters.  These are not on our website Im afraid but they are in our Brighton Shop, if you would like more info do get in touch by calling 01273 671900 or emailing us.

Our Gold Plated Ottoman Earrings have also been very popular over the years; we have artisans making them for us in Turkey and whilst on this buying trip we picked up the beautiful new pieces they had waiting for us, here is an example of what they are like - We have some on our website here or please call us on 01273 671900 or email us if you would like more info/section. Prices from £15 a pair.

These Uzbek Silk Ikat Bags are so beautiful, soft and padded - very glamourous for the evening! At £25 each they are available if you contact us on 01273 671900 or by email. We can send you images of each individual piece.

Last, but not least, we have started up cycling old footstools into stunning Turkish Kilim Footstools, we are only making a few at a time, but here is an example of what they are like, each piece will be individual - they are not on our website but you can contact us on 01273 671900 or email us for more info.

After all that work buying and finding gorgeous items for our shop we were ready for some tasty Turkish food and dessert!

This is a famous Dessert straight from the oven called Kunefe.

That's all our news for now, keep and eye on our Blog for future posts, or join our Newsletter Mailing List for updates

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Bay Window Seat With Turkish Kilim Cushions

12 June 2019  |  Kim

These long bolster Turkish kilim cushions are made from vintage handwoven Kilims From Turkey.  Our customer has made a great feature of their bay window seat using a mixture of different sized cushion - long ones like this look great on benches or pews as well  - see our selection of kilim cushions here.

Carpet & Kilim Weaving Regions

1 June 2019  |  Kim

Have you seen our new page on Oriental Carpet and Kilim Weaving Regions?  It's work in progress but we thought it would be interesting for people to be able to learn more about the history and origins of some of the rugs we buy.  Many of the Persian, Afghan & Turkish Rugs we sell have been woven for many years in the small villages of Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan. 

Different villages often have certain recognisable styles and patterns which is one of many ways we can recognise the origin of an Oriental Rug.  Take a look at information HERE, as we say more will be added soon.

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Brighton Seafront Town House Hallway

4 May 2019  |  Kim

This beautiful Persian Hosseinabad Runner sets off this Brighton Seafront Town House hallway really well. The light and colours coming in from the stained glass door together with the lovely old wooden floor boards tie in well with the colours in this hand knotted runner - see our selection of runners here.

Gorgeous New Rugs - Just In!

23 April 2019  |  Kim

People always ask us when we are getting our new stock, so here is an update.  We have just added 120 new rugs and kilims to our stock, see them in our Latest Arrivals Section HERE or in their main categories on our website.  

Here are a few examples of the new pieces

Unusual Small Afghan Baluch Rug

Really Beautiful Afghan Kilim

Afghan Moshwani Runner

Afghan Vegetable Dyed Kilim Runner

Inexpensive Afghan Rug

Afghan Baluch Small Rug

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Afghan Poufs & Veg Dye Kilims

10 April 2019  |  Kim

Our Afghan Poufs work really well with our handwoven Afghan Vegetable Dyed Kilims - In this customer's stylish room the colours come together beautifully with the gorgeous ochre velvet sofas and art work

A Small Update...

19 March 2019  |  Kim

We have updated our Rug Underlay Section to include more increments that you can purchase your anti slip underlay in, previously we were selling our underlay in 50cm increments but now it can be purchased in 25cm increments.

In addition, we have also uploaded a few very beautiful Persian Tribal Rugs to our site, they can all be viewed in our Latest Arrivals Section HERE.  Below are a few examples how beautiful and unusual these new additions to our site are!

Beautiful Pale Persian Sirjan Rug

Stunning Lory Qashqai Rug

Gorgeous Lory Qashqai Rug

Persian Kurdi Gouchan Carpet

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Happy Local Customer!

7 March 2019  |  Kim

This Afghan Veg Dye Kilim looks fantastic, such good colours with all the lovely old pine and the painting on the wall, this customer made a great choice!

Oriental Rug & Kilim Symbols & Motifs

25 February 2019  |  Kim

If you sit and look at your handmade rug or kilim you will see many symbols woven in all sorts of shapes and sizes, some figurative and some that you really cannot work out what they are meant to be!  

These symbols have been handed down over hundreds of years and we have put together a reference of many of these rug motifs (See our Information Page) so you can take a look and work out what some of the stories are behind your Turkish, Persian or Afghan rug.  

For example, HAYAT AĞACI - Tree of Life is a theme which stands for the wish of immortality or the hope for life after death.  Stylisation of various plants, such as cypress, date, palm, pomegranate, fig, olive, wine, beech and oak, are used to symbolise the tree of life.  We have put together a whole list of these symbols - To find out more look here.

HAYAT AĞACI - Tree of Life

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Oriental Rug Terminology anyone? Ever wondered what Abrash is, or what Selvedge means?

17 February 2019  |  Kim

Oriental Rug Terminology anyone?  Ever wondered what Abrash is, or what Selvedge means? There a lots of specific terms that relate to Oriental Carpets & Rugs and it can be confusing unless you know more about them.  We have put together a Carpet, Kilim & Rug Terminology Information Page to help people understand the meanings of some of these rug related words and terms. To find out more look here 

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Afghan Moshwani Runner With Beautiful Dog

8 February 2019  |  Kim

Well I think this gorgeous German Shorthaired Pointer called Fig is enjoying his new Afghan Moshwani Handmade Runner - the warm colours of the rug work well against the lovely old wooden floor boards and Fig just sets everything off beautifully!

Qashqai Tribal Weavers

7 February 2019  |  Kim

We were looking through some old photos the other day and it struck us how little things have changed for some of the rural Qashqai tribes.  Many have settled into villages in the Shiraz area of Southern Iran but there are still some who live a nomadic way of life migrating between warm and cooler climates in summer and winter and also in search of good grazing.  The Qashqai women weave beautiful tribal Persian rugs, kilims and carpets when they are settled in the summer months, a period when they are also preparing for the weddings of their daughters and sons.

Going back to the photos, we thought we would share some comparisons of very old images taken from our tribal rug book collection together with photos we have taken ourselves when in the southern Shiraz Fars region of Persia.  All colour photos are taken by Yashar Bish.

"The Qashqai of Iran" - Whitworth Art Gallery - Migration (1974)

Taken by Yashar Bish in Fars region of Persia - Migration (Recent)

"The Qashqai People of Southern Iran"  UCLA Museum (1977)

Taken by Yashar Bish in Fars region of Persia - Migration (Recent)

"The Qashqai People of Southern Iran" UCLA Museum (1978) Darrehshuri Tribe

Taken by Yashar Bish in Fars region of Persia (Recent)

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Carpet & Rug Photography

27 January 2019  |  Kim

Now with all the festivities far behind us we have been planning and getting ready for the year ahead.  Our first job after New Year was to test out a new space we have taken on for photographing our products.  To photograph rugs you need lots of room and this new space was ideal, especially with the lovely rustic light wood floorboards which makes a great backdrop for our Carpets & Kilims. After we photograph each piece we bring them into our Brighton shop priced and ready for sale. Here are some images of the work in progress:

Here are some examples of the items we have taken images of in the new space, we are always striving to improve our images, so don't judge us too harshly!

(All these new items are in the Latest Arrivals Section of our Website)

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