CHRISTOPHER ROBIN ANDREWS

CLASSICAL CARPETS

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55" x 101"                  

©Classical Carpets 

Design by Christopher Robin Andrews, dying and weaving directed by I. Tekin,  weaving overseen by Mustafa, woven by Nazli, Fadime, Elif and Fazilet, yarns dyed by Mustafa, finished carpet washed by Abdurrahman and Abdullah, completed in October of 2007 in a village in the  Ushak region of Central Anatolia.  The field design is a classical Holbein pattern with a "Kufic" border..   The yarns are handspun wool, including the madder dyed warp and weft.  This carpet has ~ 100 knots @ square inch.  Naturally dyed colors include: madder red, weld yellow, dark medium and light indigo blue, white, and naturally black sheep's wool. The pile is hand sheared to a height of ~3/16", a relatively low pile for a modern carpet, but very much in keeping with the feel of the antique precedents.  It also has our characteristic wide selvedges, long kilims and decorative fringes, which we see in the best preserved antique carpets.  The carpet has been hand washed with mild soap and water.