Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Kashmar Animal Carpets

Kashmar is a very small town in north east Iran. It is located 130 miles south of the famous city of Mashad. Kashmar is an ancient city which was once on the border of the Silk Road with around 2400 years of history. The population of the town is around 200,000 and the export of Kashmar is grapes of all kinds, raisins, and of course good hand knotted rugs. The name of this town was changed from Torshiz to Kashmar around 200 years ago.


Once in a while we receive Kashmar rugs with animal designs for cleaning or repair. This is what we received last week for cleaning and some stain removal. There are pictures of gazelles, deers, swans, and many birds on this 4' x 6' hand knotted Kashmar rug.There is a big vase at the bottom with two flanking smaller vases in the middle of the rug. The foundation is cotton and the pile is wool.


Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugIdea.com
Tel. 310-770-9085
Posted by Rug Ideas Dr. Kay Sobhe (Los Angeles) at 6:48 AM
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 6, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    I am glad that you branched off to animal rugs and animals in rugs. It is nice to share the knowledge of why area rugs have the designs, symbols, characters and animals woven into them.
    Every rug has a story woven into them and having that explained helps endear rugs to the owners.

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  2. Rug Ideas Dr. Kay Sobhe (Los Angeles)April 6, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Thank you Mary. I am so excited about this new blog as I have so much to share. You will read more authentic stories in the near future.

    Regards,
    Khosrow Sobhe

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  3. Auto Lease Los AngelesNovember 17, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    I love the bright pops of color interspersed throughout the rug, the pinks and blues and greens, amazing!

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  4. RV Backup CameraNovember 17, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    How long does it usually take to clean something like that? It's so great that you have a business that can clean such beautiful carpets like that, it would be a pity to see something so lovely ruined because of a stain or a tear.

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  5. Rug Ideas Dr. Kay Sobhe (Los Angeles)November 17, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    It takes seven working days for professional deep cleaning. We do not do dry/steam cleaning. We do actual wet washing.

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  6. Discount Furniture Santa MonicaNovember 17, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Wow! This rug looks like a masterpiece, so much detail.

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