Hereke Carpet
A wide variety of type for carpets are produced in
Turkey within widely varying degrees of quality. For the discerning
buyer or collector there are twelve recognized types of carpets, each
type produced in different geographical districts and each having
distinctive designs, colours and quality. They are easily noted once
one learns to "read" or recognize the patterns or designs
and colours associated with the geographical area in which produced.
the finest contemporary and highest quality of silk and wool carpets
currently made in Turkey are produced in town near Istanbul, called
Hereke.
The Hereke carpets are either woven in pure silk or cotton and wool.
The pure silk carpet uses silk from Bursa. In wool and cotton carpets
the warps and welfts are cotton and the best quality of wool is used
d-for knoots in the pile. The silk Hereke carpets has from 1.0 to
1.2 million knots per square meter. The knot density in the highest
quality wool carpets is any where between 360,000 to 400,000 knots
per square meter. In second quality wool carpets the knots are around
250,000 to 300,000 per square meter. The dominant colours in Hereke
carpets are dark blue, cream and cinnamon and occasionally yellow
and green are used. The treditional floral designs are common and
each design has its own name, such as : Seljuk Star, Seven Mountain
Flowers, Ploneise, 101 Flowers, and Tulip. The flowers in the design
and the hormany of colours add warth to a home.
|
