| 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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