Modern rugs have a great success. It’s easy to explain - not only clothes and cars are changing. Style of carpets also doesn’t stand. Trend for the variety of carpets form is leading at the last times.
When we talk about Turkey many things rise in mind. Shag area rugs belong to these things.
Weaving of shag area rugs started long time ago. Turkish shag area rugs were found by archeologists and evaluated as 2 thousands years old. Turkeys developed the art of Asian nomads who started to weave shag rugs first.
Weaving of shag area rugs has one interesting property – only women involved in its production.
Only the last level – dying – is done by men.
Shag area rugs are dyed to symbolic color – red, yellow, black and green. Their special meaning is described in Turkish legends and fairy tales.
Shag area rugs are decorated with varied ornaments.
Quality and beauty of Turkish carpets became live legend. Shag area rugs are imported from Turkey to many countries. It’s not an accident that shag area rugs became one of the symbols of Turkey.
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