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Tribal Collections Blog
While a woman rug dealer is still far from mainstream, rugs & textiles have been my passion and life for the 32 years that I have lived here in Turkey. I have plenty of stories to tell, rug advice to offer and info to share.
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A woman in the Turkish Rug Trade
Growing up modestly in small town NZ with endless nature and not a textile museum or carpet trader in sight, my early fascination and love of oriental rugs and textiles was fuelled by an inheritance of beautiful antique rugs my grandmother had collected in her years of living in India and her travels to Iran and Afghanistan. In the late 80's I left the corporate world of Training and Business Development, and travelled to Turkiye with a backpack and a healthy bank account,
How to buy a Handmade Rug: 10 Top Tips
''Ironically a good handmade rug can be a similar price or in some cases less that the hyped up 'on trend' rug being sold on various...
What do the Motifs in my Rug mean ?
Zigzag Border: Running water symbolizes eternity. Without water, there is no life. Eight Pointed Star: Sometimes called Solomon’s star or...
Natural Dye Symbolism
The use of traditional natural dyes was a hereditary skill and women would pool their expertise to ensure a lasting and radiant range of...
Restoration & Cleaning
We offer full restoration services including reweaving, reselvaging, re-fringing and any variety of hand work required to recondition...
Learn about Rugs - Origins & Styles
As Turkey is modernizing, the age old tradition of young women weaving carpets and kilims is under threat as many move to more...
Rug Traditions
''Throughout the ages, a beautiful handmade rug has been an important part of Turkish and eastern culture as well as an exquisite symbol...
THE ARCHNEMESES OF WAR RUGS
War rugs are a traditional Afghan art — how’d a guy in Brooklyn end up with their copyright? By Decca Muldowney Jun 27, 2022, 10:00am...
A Nomad's Art: Kilims of Anatolia - Washington Textile Museum. Sept.1
A Nomad's Art: Kilims of Anatolia Kilim (detail), Turkey, central Anatolia, late 18th century. The Textile Museum 2013.2.1....
The last person on Earth who still knows how to harvest, dye and embroider sea silk
By Eliot Stein This is the most beautiful story that I just had to repost - Thanks to Eliot Stein. Each spring, under the cover of...
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