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A Brief history of Mary Kelly Kilims
Jun 23, 2021
A chance meeting with a friendly rug dealer whilst on a family holiday in Turkey 25 years ago, was the start of Mary Kelly Kilims. Bitten by the rug-bug almost instantly, it was the flat-woven Kilims with their history, patterns & colour that first attracted my attention. (Kilim weaving in fact, predates the knotted-pile rug by many years.) At the time we were based in...
How Old is My Kilim Rug?
Jun 10, 2021
One of the best things about buying a one of a kind kilim rug is that age is likely to retain and in some cases, increase their value over time. This is something that is untrue for almost any other purchase for the home! Age however will not make up for a poorly designed, dyed and woven kilim—a poor quality rug which is 100 years...
The Kars Wool Market
Jun 10, 2021
Above is a pic of a most fascinating experience: the Wool Market in Kars, Eastern Turkey. Being a sheep-farmer's daughter, I was captivated by it all. Since wool is the primary ingredient of hand-made rugs, I thought it proper to start at the start! Only natural fibers are used to make handmade rugs. Wool is soft, durable, easy to work with, relatively cheap and dyes...