Natural Dyes

Until the late nineteenth century only natural dyes were used for coloring weaving yarns. Natural dyes include plant dyes, animal dyes, and mineral dyes.  Traditional vegetable dyes include woad, a plant of the mustard family, and indigo, a bush from the pea family, both used for blue dye.  Yellow is produced from saffron, safflower, sumac, turmeric, onionskin, rhubarb, weld, and fustic. Madder root has been used since ancient times for reds. Browns and blacks come from catechu dye, oak bark, oak galls, acorn husks, tea, and walnut husks. Henna is used for orange. For green, indigo over-dyed with any of a variety of yellow dyes is used.

Origins of Weaving and Hand Knotted Rugs
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The art of rug making reaches back into pre-history. Unfortunately very little is known about the earliest examples of hand knotted rugs. A small number of these have been preserved in museums and private collections, but the sadly the vast majority of older rugs have disappeared.  Excavations at the c. 7000 BC site of Catal Huyuk in Anatolia have revealed wall paintings of flat woven rugs, as well as blank spaces on the walls where woven materials would have been hung.  The earliest known representation of a loom appears on a terracotta cylinder seal from Sumer (modern Iraq), from the fourth millennium BC.

Hand knotting is a special characteristic of the oriental rug . It's what gives a rug beauty and character. Hand knotted rugs have been produced for over 150 years, some of which are still in existence today.

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Stair Rods

Bring the quality and design that made Zoroufy the largest stair rod manufacturer in the world to your home.

The same beauty and craftsmanship is evident in our window cleats, floor registers and rug and tapestry hangers .
We specialize in unique custom accents for your home. Let Zoroufy define your staircase, walls and floors with the perfect finishing touch.
 

828 Rugs - 828 Rugs International - 828 International Rugs Co 828 Rug

828 international rugs are a beautiful way to accentuate the style of your home. Every 828 international rug is made only of high quality wool or heat-set polypropylene the two most durable and maintenance friendly fibers available. We purposely exceed industry standards in terms of rug weight and density to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Styling Terms:

Abrash: Change or variation in the color of a rug due to differences in the wool or dye bath.
The effect of abrash is subtle shading differences. In older or antique rugs, Abrash occurs
naturally. In new rugs, both machine made and handmade, Abrash is carefully created by
changing the color of the yarns to mimic a vintage look.

Contemporary: Non-traditional style category. The designs range from tailored architectural
geometrics to free-form asymmetrical styles.

Field: Central part of a rug design generally surrounded by a border.

Ground: Background color which sets off the principle design motif of the rug. 

Hand: Tactile qualities of a fabric including softness, stiffness, rough, scratchy, etc.