Beautiful Turkish carpets.
Most hand made rugs can be classified as carpets or kilims. Hand made carpets have a woven backing of warp and weft. The thickness of the carpet comes from the pile, which is made of colourful knotted yarn. There are two basic knots used in carpet making. Persian carpets are made with single knots, and Turkish carpets are made with double knots. BERGAMA The district of Izmir and to the north of Izmir. The carpets from this area are almost entirely of nomad or semi -nomad origin and owe their names to the city where they are send to sell. The three most important weaving centers of the Bergama region are Yağcıbedir, Yuntdağ and Kazak.The most important traditional characteristic of this carpets are that the base compositions are made of geometrial divisions . The designs being in harmony with the base design are geometrical too. As in all Turkish carpets, Bergama rugs use...
