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Sites with educational content about antique rugs and other textiles of interest to collectors fall within this category. Textiles other than rugs include garments, utilitarian objects (containers, for example) and trappings of various kinds.


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