Rugs of the World are specialists in Large rugs and large oriental carpets in the UK , these oversized rugs are typically over 13ft x 10ft (400cm x 305cm ) and tend to be Oriental or persian in design and all are handmade hand knotted carpets and can be viewed in our rugs showrooms based in Yorkshire or nationwide via home viewing.

Types of large rugs found at Rugs of the World :

Large silk rugs - Large Persian rugs - Large Kashan rugs - Large Tabriz rugs - Large Sarough rugs - Large Mashad rugs - Large Isfahan rugs - Large contemporary rugs - Large Afghan rugs - Large Aubusson rugs - Large needlepoint rugs

Large Kilim rugs - Large Shiraz rugs - Large tribal rugs - Large Kazak rugs - Large antique rugs - Large Ziegler rugs - Large Sultanabad rugs - Large Lori rugs - Large Qashqai rugs - Large Khan rugs - Large modern rugs -

Large Turkish rugs - Large hall rugs - Large area rugs - Large Iranian carpets - Large Chinese carpets - Large handmade carpets -

Through out history Persia has remained the epicentre of the carpet making craft, where it has developed into an art form. A gradual increase in Persian carpets started to emerge around this period and as trade links between Britain and the Persian Safavid Empire developed more Persian rugs entered Britain. Following the establishment of the Silk Route which connected Persia to Britain via the Silk Road, a predominance of Persian rugs and carpets found their way into the UK . With the expansion of the middle classes in the 17th to 19th century oriental rugs prospered as luxury items which trigged the production of rugs for the western market across the Caucasus, Anatolian, India and China.

Types of Persian rugs and carpets found at Rugs of the World :

Kashan rugs - Isfahan rugs - Qashqai rugs - Shiraz rugs - Yalameh rugs - Nain rugs - Tabriz rugs - Mashad rugs - Sarough rugs - Hamaden rugs - Lori rugs - Moud rugs -

Hall carpet runners are all unique handmade pieces made from 100% wool and range in sizes that start at 150cm x 60cm and go to above 600cm (20ft) in length that are designed to accomodate hallways. These hall runners can be found in our Yorkshire oriental rugs showrooms

Types of hall runners found at Rugs of the World :

Persian hall runners - Kashan hall runners - Tabriz hall runners - Mashad hall runners - Isfahan hall runners - Contemporary hall runners - Afghan hall runners - Aubusson hall runners - Needlepoint hall runners

Killim hall runners - Shiraz hall runners - Tribal hall runners - Kazak hall runners - Antique hall runners - Ziegler hall runners - Sultanabad hall runners - Lori hall runners - Qashqai hall runners - Khan hall runners - Modern hall runners -

Turkish hall runners - Large hall rugs - Large Iranian runners - Chinese hall runners - Handmade hall runners - Traditional hall runners -

Typically, a traditional Persian carpet is tied with a single looping knot (Persian or Senneh Knot), while the traditional Anatolian carpet is tied with a double looping knot (Turkish or Ghiordes Knot). This means that for every 'vertical strand' of thread in a Large Persian carpet, an Anatolian carpet has two loops as opposed to the one loop for the various Persian carpets that use a Persian 'single' knot. Ultimately, this process of 'double knotting' in traditional Anatolian carpets results in a slightly more block like image compared to the traditional 'single knotted' Persian carpet. People describe these silks as Luxury rugs.

Types of Large Persian carpets found at Rugs of the World :

Large Persian Mashad carpet - Large Kashan Persian carpet - Large Tabriz Persian carpet - Large Hamedan Persian carpet - Large Persian Isfahan carpet - Contemporary hall runners - Afghan hall runners - Aubusson hall runners - Needlepoint hall runners

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Types of Large Silk carpets found at Rugs of the World :

Large Persian Silk carpet - Large Kashan Silk carpet - Large Tabriz Silk carpet - Large Persian Isfahan silk carpet - Large Qum silk carpet - Large Afghan silk carpet - Large Kashmir silk carpet - Large chinese silk carpet

Types of handmade rugs found at Rugs of the World :

Sultanabad rugs - Ziegler rugs - Kazak rugs - Khan rugs - Gabbeh rugs - Bokhara rugs - Ushak rugs - Nepalise rugs - Indian rugs - Tibetan rugs -

Contemporary rugs