Axminster Design Wool Carpet Coral Shirvan rugs fall under one

Shirvan rugs fall under one of the four categories of Azerbaijan rugs called Quba-Shirvan

The knotting technique is different than that of other traditions

so their pattern is achieved merely by tightly weaving different colors through the weft and the warp

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Axminster carpets were first produced in the mid-1700s in the town of Axminster in England

Axminster Design Wool Carpet Coral Shirvan rugs fall under oneAntique British carpets are rare. Having been introduced to the English in the late 1500s, most rugs were manufactured in the southeast, near Norwich. Towns such as Exeter, Moorefield, and Axminster hired weavers from Savonnerie to produce rugs. Prior to 1880, these carpets were handmade for royalty, since no one else could afford them. Weavers were hired and looms were built for them. Kidderminster, Worcestershire, is the name most closely associated