Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and trappings of various kinds....
This page was last updated on June 24th, 2008
This page was last updated on June 24th, 2008
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San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society
Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
deYoung Museum Textiles
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
NonPlusUltra
Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
Harlequin Thunderstrand
A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
Jozan Magazine on Oriental Rugs
Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden
Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
HALI
English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
Oldcarpet
Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
Silk Road
New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets
A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
At World Rugs
Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
Collins Gallery
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
Textile Gallery
Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
Oriental Rugs and Carpets SiteRing
List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
Tribal Art at Rimea.net
A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
Holly L. Smith & Co.
The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
The Museum for Textiles
Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles
Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
Christopher Legge
Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden)
A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
Perryman Oriental Carpets
Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
Vanishing Textiles
Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
Ghereh
Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
RugLore
An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
Alan Jones Antique Rugs and Textiles
London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
Hort Oriental Rugs
Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies
University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts
A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
New England Rug Society
Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets
Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
Turkish Carpets
History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
Cocoon
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
Tschebull Antique Carpets
Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
Kilim.com
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
Gallery Tulip
Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
Armenian Rugs and Carpets
Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
Mark Keshishian and Sons
Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
Gallery Anatolia
Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
Rug News
Oriental rug events, articles and links.
The Persian Carpet Gallery
A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles
Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
James Opie Oriental Rug
Informative site that includes extensive articles by author and collector James Opie.
Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets
Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
Keshishian Carpets
Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
American Conference on Oriental Rugs
Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
Costumes and Textiles
Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Alberto Levi Gallery
Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs
Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
Raymond Benardout Gallery
Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs
Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
Emmett & Natasha Eiland's InternetRugs
Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
Azerbaijan Carpets
Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
Beauvais Carpets
Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
World Wide Weave
A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
Turkish Bazaar
Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society
An active rug collector organization.
Oriental Rugs of Bath
Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
eRug Gallery
Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
Meidan 91
Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
Le Bazaar D'Orient
Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
TurkHali.org
Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
Cetinkaya Gallery
Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs
Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
Brandon Oriental Rugs
Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
Richard E. Wright Research Reports
A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
Cloudband
On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
Urartu Carpets & Kilims
Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
Anglo Persian Carpet Company
London's oldest Oriental rug shop. Antique rugs, decorative carpets, guestbook, feedback and company background.
FlyingRugs
Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs
A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
TextilesAsArt.com
Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
Oriental Rug Review
A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
Textile Museum
Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
Hajji Baba Club
Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
Oriental rug events, articles and links.
The Persian Carpet GalleryA noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Informative site that includes extensive articles by author and collector James Opie.
Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
An active rug collector organization.
Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
London's oldest Oriental rug shop. Antique rugs, decorative carpets, guestbook, feedback and company background.
Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
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