Product Blog

Turkish delivery

12 October 2014  |  Kim

Our Turkish Goods are Now In!

Oct 2014

We have been very busy sorting through our delivery, it just arrived so we have been getting all the kilims, suzani embroideries and our new range of great value Ottoman Floor Cushions ready for the website and they can now be viewed in the relevant sections or in our Latest Arrivals Section here

We have some lovely new items in stock which will make great ideas for Christmas, we will upload some of these to the website as soon as we can or please visit our shop to see them straight away!  

Fabulous Turkish Kilims, all gorgeous designs and attractive prices including larger sized softer coloured pieces.

Beautiful Turkish Kilim Runners.

Hundreds of our popular Turkish Rectangular floor cushions in many many designs and colours together with some new square size floor cushions, prices range from just £25 to £45, see them here in our Ottoman Floor Cushion category

Embroidered Velvet Uzbek shoulder Bags

A new selection of vintage Uzbek and Turkoman Robes

Beautiful colourful ceramic coasters, hotplates and some new mini and medium sized hand painted Turkish bowls.

We have a new range of purses in gold and colourful fabrics.

Also in are a range of shoes!  All hand made in gorgeous Turkish opulent fabrics!

Belly dance coin belts.

Key rings in various types ie tassels, fabrics and bits and bobs.

We have, at last found some fabulous Daphne (Laurel) natural soap, the smell is divine!

We have a new range of good value very large Embroideries with cream backgrounds, great for bed covers as well as other brightly coloured suzani embroideries from Uzbekistan.

Large range of very colourful, decorative Tassels made of bright fabrics with lovely tribal tassels at the end, great for tie backs or belts.

Quirky tribal necklaces with all sorts of oddments and tassels attached.

Plus loads more!!

Turkish Kilim Cushions Now In

1 September 2014  |  Kim

We have just spent hours uploading a great new selection of kilim cushions to our website, see them in the "Latest Arrivals" section of our website. 

These cushion covers can also be found in the usual Kilim Cushion section of our website as well.

Baluch Carpet Cushions Now In

24 August 2014  |  Kim

We have just uploaded some beautiful Baluch Carpet Cushion/Pillow Covers to the "Latest Arrivals" section of our website. Very nice quality and colours, we are very pleased with this delivery.

These cushion covers can also be found in the usual "Carpet Cushion" section of our website.

Rugs Now In

31 July 2014  |  Kim

Kilim Runners and Rugs now In

Our delivery is now in, priced and uploaded to the website.  We have many of the popular Vegetable Dyed Kilims in all sizes including hallway runners.  We have also topped up our stock of good value £79 Maimana Kilims.  Also in the delivery are more fine Ghalmouri Kilims and Red Aq Chah Runners plus lots more. You can see all the latest arrivals in the Latest Arrivals Section of our website, or alternatively you are able to see them in their usual categories, ie Runners are in the Runner section etc.

Rag Rugs Now In

8 July 2014  |  Kim

New selection of Rag Rugs now in

We have some new additions in, very good quality heavy duty corridor and hallway runners in two sizes and in nice jolly colours. Also a new batch of larger multicoloured rag rugs with beautiful purples and blues.  In addition to our medium sizes in pretty pastels and multicolours. See this link to go to the Rag Rug Section of our Website.

Turkish Mosaic Hanging Lamps Now In!

2 March 2014  |  Kim

Turkish Mosaic Hanging Lamps and Table Lamps Now In!

Our long awaited Turkish Mosaic Glass Hanging Lamps and Table Lamps have finally arrived and are now all uploaded to the website. There is an excellent collection of colours and designs from small to large sizes. Check out the lamp sections of the website.

For Turkish Mosaic Hanging Lamps Click Here

For Turkish Oriental Plain Coloured Glass Hanging Lamps Click Here

For Turkish Mosaic Table and Floor Lamps Click Here

New Delivery Now In

13 February 2014  |  Kim

Kilim Runners and Rugs & Kuchi Tribal Choker Necklaces

The new consignment includes Vegetable Dyed Kilims in all sizes including hallway runners, as well as some good value Moshwani, Maimana and Baluch Rugs and Runners. You can see all the latest arrivals in the Latest Arrivals Section of our website, or alternatively you are able to see them in their allocated category, ie Runners are in the Runner section etc.

In addition, there are some lovely Tribal necklaces which have just arrived, they are very glamorous tribal necklaces that certainly makes a statement! More jewellery can be seen in our Tribal Jewellery Section.

Turkish goods now arrived

24 November 2013  |  Kim

Soon we will have our Lamp delivery arriving, so lots to be excited about. You can see the Latest Arrivals here and as soon as we have time we will upload the other new items, or visit our shop to see them straight away!  

• Beautiful Kilim Runners in all sizes ie long, wide, narrow and thin
• Great selection of larger sized Turkish Kilims at very reasonable prices
• Some soft pastel very fine cicim weave Kilims
• Hundreds upon hundreds of gorgeous Turkish Kilim Cushions in a mixture of sizes including bolsters
• Natural cream cicim weave Turkish Kilim Bolsters with fine autumnal coloured embroidery.
• Large floor cushions and bolsters made from Uzbek suzani embroideries using bright zingy colours and softer creams and beiges.
• Velvet Uzbek Ikat shoulder Bags
• Ikat Ipad cases!
• Uzbek and Turkoman Robes
• Kutchi dress panels and embroideries
• Afghan Print blocks
• Original woollen Turkoman socks
• Beautiful colourful ceramic mugs, coasters and hotplates
• Bright and cheerful vintage bowls from Uzbekistan 
• Russian wool flower shawls
• Gorgeous gold plated Afghan Earrings.

• Mosaic lamps galore including swan neck table lamps and some large one off main ceiling lamps
• Mosaic tea light holders in two sizes

Delivery now in

10 November 2013  |  Kim

New delivery now in which consists of some beautiful hand woven vegetable dyed kilims and corridor runners to name a few - see more here in our Latest Arrivals Section.  

Turkish Goods Arrived

26 October 2013  |  Kim

• Beautiful Kilim Runners in all sizes ie long, wide, narrow and thin
• Great selection of larger sized Turkish Kilims at very reasonable prices
• Some soft pastel very fine cicim weave Kilims
• Hundreds upon hundreds of gorgeous Turkish Kilim Cushions in a mixture of sizes including bolsters
• Natural cream cicim weave Turkish Kilim Bolsters with fine autumnal coloured embroidery.
• Large floor cushions and bolsters made from Uzbek suzani embroideries using bright zingy colours and softer creams and beiges.
• Velvet Uzbek Ikat shoulder Bags
• Ikat Ipad cases!
• Uzbek and Turkoman Robes
• Kutchi dress panels and embroideries
• Print blocks
• Original woollen Turkoman socks
• Beautiful colourful ceramic mugs, coasters and hotplates
• Bright and cheerful vintage bowls from Uzbekistan 
• Russian wool flower shawls
• Mosaic lamps galore including swan neck table lamps and some large one off main ceiling lamps
• Mosaic tea light holders in two sizes
• Gorgeous gold plated earrings

Plus much more. We will send out a newsletter once all the goods are in our shop, please subscribe to our newsletter to receive a copy.

Small Turkish Yastik Rugs

27 May 2013  |  Kim

The Turkish term “Yastik” means cushion or pillow and is also used to describe small Turkish wool rugs that have a hand knotted front and a flat weave Kilim on the reverse.  These small oriental weavings are found across Central and Eastern Turkey including regions such as Konya, Malatya and Sivas.

In the nomadic way of life, Yastiks were used as storage bags for clothing, dried grasses or as cushions by yöruk (nomadic) people and you can often find remnants of straw on the inside, despite them being cleaned and washed!  In village houses they would be used on a raised platform as cushions to support the back.  These hand knotted pile Yastiks were woven by women in the form of miniature carpets and were produced on narrow looms. 

The designs used in these small rugs would be based on the interpretation of the weaver and would include folkloric, superstitious and religious motifs that would have been passed down through the generations. Over the years designs and motifs would alter and would be re-invented due to changes within a tribe or group of people such as members of different tribes mixing and co-existing.  Often each tribe or village would have their own unique design that would mostly be used by that group or tribe, hence we can still often recognise where individual pieces originate from.

Over time weavers started using machine made fabric on the reverse instead of flat woven Kilim which meant it was cheaper to produce these items, this explains why there are many of these Yastiks that do not have a reverse (the machine made fabrics having been removed) thus leaving very beautiful, utilitarian small sized hand knotted rugs for the floor.

We have been selling these Yastiks for many years.   The “backed” pieces make excellent large floor cushions or thick little rugs for the floor.  The single sided pieces are excellent, functional small Turkish rugs that can slot into small spaces and liven up or soften a bare floor.  Unfortunately Yastiks are not widely made anymore and it is becoming increasingly hard to source them.

Examples of our Turkish Yastiks (with backs) can be found in our Turkish Floor Cushion section.  Examples of the single sided Turkish Yastiks can be found in our Small Pile Rugs section.

Turkish Tulu Kilim Rugs

6 May 2013  |  Kim

We thought it would be interesting to post some information on some of our more unusual rugs and we have started with Turkish Tulu rugs which are certainly different!

"Tulu"  meaning "hairy" are the mattresses of Turkish and Kurdish shepherds who spend the summer in the mountains out of doors with their flocks.  The shaggy side of the Tulu kilim rug being placed on the ground as insulation.  The wool comes from the Angora goat and in Turkish is called ‘tiftig’.  The sheen and the pattern structure give these pieces a charm of their own.  They are usually long haired and are brightly dyed garish pieces, to discourage evil spirits. 

 

Tulus come from the Karapinar, Konya region of Central Turkey (Central Anatolia) and have a primitive directness of all nomadic weavings made purely for local domestic use.

Kilims, Rugs and Runners and Tribal Baluch Carpet Cushions

15 April 2013  |  Kim

• Herat Baluch Pile Rugs- very reasonably priced and measuring approx. 110 x 200cm.
• Maimana flat weave Kilim Rugs in mixed sizes, all very reasonably priced.
• Moshwani runners, our great value, part pile and part kilim weave runners which are very popular as the price is very good at £175 each.  Our customers love these runners, as they have great colours and don't show the dirt so are perfect for entrance corridors and hallways.
• Mixed sizes of the rich pile Red Aq Chah Runners and small rugs.
• Zeigler Rugs in in soft pastel colours, excellent quality with elegant all over designs.
• Wonderful vintage, handwoven Tribal Baluch Carpet Cushions.  These are becoming so hard to find these days and we are very excited when we find them!  They are very popular and we sell these all over the world as well as in our Brighton shop.  

Tribal Baluch Cushions

4 April 2013  |  Kim

We have a great new stock of wonderful vintage, handwoven Tribal Carpet Cushions.

These are becoming so hard to find these days and we are very excited when we find them! They are very popular and we sell these all over the world as well as in our Brighton shop. These are displayed in the "Latest Arrivals" and the "Carpet Cushion" sections of our website.

Kilim Cushions

18 February 2013  |  Kim

So, we have been very busy over the last week preparing lots of Turkish Kilim Cushions in readiness for uploading onto our site. We have finally got them online, so for those of you who would be interested in having a browse through you will find them in the Turkish Kilim Cushion section by clicking the picture opposite:

New Delivery Due

11 February 2013  |  Kim

We are eagerly awaiting the delivery of our goods, as we are getting low on our stock of Maimana Kilims and inexpensive Herat Baluch rugs. New stock to include:

• Herat Baluch Pile Rugs which will be very reasonably priced at around £185 and will measure approx. 110 x 200cm
• Maimana flat weave Kilim Rugs in mixed sizes, we have some great value large kilims coming in which will be around £170.
• Moshwani runners, our great value, part pile and part kilim weave runners which are very popular as the price is very good at £175 each.  Our customers love these runners, as they have great colours and don't show the dirt so are perfect for entrance corridors and hallways.
• Mixed sizes of the rich pile Red Aq Chah Runners and small rugs.