Weaving art has its origins in the period when primitive people
were first nomads and then developed in sedentary men.
In former times, in fact, prehistoric men used the skins of the
animals killed for food as body coverings. When men decided to
settle down, they learned to weave the yarns and to make clothes
and dressing items to cover and shelter themselves from cold. As
human beings have a natural inclination for art and a strong aesthetic
sensibility, along with the ongoing quest to be protected from
harsh weather, our ancestors felt the desire to express their creativity:
that’s how the first rugs, tapestries and various ornaments
were developed. Products of artistic creativity and, at the same
time, an excellent way to keep warm one’s own home. |
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It’s obvious that the first handmade textiles date back
to the earliest times and that in the beginning humans used to
interlace vegetable fibres and coats of different kind of animals,
producing in this way the first coarse fabric.
The great number of woven findings enabled us to reconstruct approximately
weaving history but, at the same time, it is impossible to establish
the date of the first loom used by man.
Thanks to the discovery of ancient fabric remnants, it is well
known that weaving was already practised in ancient times among
the Chinese, Egyptian, Jew, Greek and Indian people.
Carpet, whose textile is our primary interest, was created consequently
to the creation of rugs, to warm up and above all to embellish
our homes with a unique artistic touch. |
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Hereke carpet and precious carpets.
Coming almost at the present time, we owe a particular mention
to the Turkish village of Hereke, not far from Istanbul, made
famous by the finest carpet production.
In 1843, in fact, Sultan Abdülmecid, choose exactly this
village to establish the Imperial Factory for the production
of carpets, fabric, upholstery and curtains. At the beginning,
it was intended exclusively for the Ottoman Court and the best
royal families of the world, as well as for the richest and most
powerful states, such as Japan, Russia, Germany, England and
the President of the United States of America.
Without any doubt, the most precious carpets and rugs, unequalled
for the weaving quality and hand-made using ancient techniques,
come from the Asiatic countries.
The areas much famous and celebrated for the weaving experience,
beside the already mentioned village of Hereke and generally
the Turkish region, are: Agra and Kashan, China, Afghanistan,
India, Persia and the Caucasus. |
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