Perryman Oriental Carpets
Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
Collins Gallery
Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
Costumes and Textiles
Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Gallery Tulip
Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
RugLore
An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
World Wide Weave
A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
International Hajji Baba Society
Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs
A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
Seattle Textile and Rug Society
Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
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.
Textile Museum of Canada
Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
Mark Keshishian and Sons
Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
Old Tribal Rugs Gallery
Persian rugs, urban, village and tribal, and some photos of tribal people.
American Conference on Oriental Rugs
Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden)
A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
Alberto Levi Gallery
Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
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.
Armenian Rugs Society
Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
Armenian Rugs and Carpets
Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles
Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Brandon Oriental Rugs
Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
Cetinkaya Gallery
Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
Christopher Legge
Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
Cloudband
On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
Cocoon
Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
eRug Gallery
Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
FlyingRugs
Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
Franses US
North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
Gallery Anatolia
Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society
An active rug collector organization.
Ghereh
Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
Hajji Baba Club
Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
HALI
English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
Holly L. Smith & Co.
The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets
Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
Hort Oriental Rugs
Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs
San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs.
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets
A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
Jozan
Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
Jozan Magazine
Syndicated rug news. [RSS]
Keshishian Carpets
Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
Kilim.com
Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
Le Bazaar D'Orient
Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts
A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies
University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
Meidan 91
Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
New England Rug Society
Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
NonPlusUltra
Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
Oldcarpet
Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs
Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
Turkish Bazaar
Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
Oriental Rugs of Bath
Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
Persian Carpet
Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
Peter Pap Oriental Rugs
Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
Azerbaijan Carpets
Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
Raymond Benardout Gallery
Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
Richard E. Wright Research Reports
A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
Tribal Art at Rimea.net
A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden
Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
Rippon Boswell Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles
Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes.
Oriental Rug Review
A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles
Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society
Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs
Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
Silk Road
New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs
Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
Textile Gallery
Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
TextilesAsArt.com
Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
Textile Museum
Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
The Rug Company
Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas.
deYoung Museum Textiles
Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
Harlequin Thunderstrand
A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania
Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.
Tschebull Antique Carpets
Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
Urartu Carpets & Kilims
Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
Vanishing Textiles
Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
At World Rugs
Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets
Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
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