I believe the story of the renaissance begins during the 1960s when deep social changes took place in America that affected even the Oriental rug industry...
The choice between natural and synthetic dyes in Oriental rugs, and between handspun and machine-spun wool, is strictly personal and aesthetic. Here's why.
A fundamental change has occurred in the way rugs are selected to be woven. Commercial interests in Europe and America are now deciding what carpets will be made.
Art Resources creates great, old-looking oriental rugs in Pakistan, without distressing them with chemicals. Look for them to become one of the major oriental rug productions of our era.
They are giving away one of their handmade Oriental rugs The rug measures 3 feet 1 inch by 4 feet 8 inches, has a rich red color, and is in a Turkmen Ersari tribal design.