“Acele iŞe Şeytan karıŞır.” English equivalent: Haste makes waste. Meaning: If you hurry your work it will turn out wrong. One of the top places on my travel bucket list got checked off this year — I ...

Oghuz Turks in western Turkey have been keeping thousands of years old rug weaving tradition alive with the support of the district governorate. Bayat rug, produced of sheep wool and madder root with ...

In honour of Asian Heritage Month, The Gerrard/Ashdale library hosts a Turkish Kilim rug weaving workshop for teens and adults. Set for Saturday, May 31 from 2 to 4 p.m., the workshop features ...

PHILADELPHIA — George Jevremovic didn’t set out to become the savior of the Oriental rug trade. He wanted to be a writer until he followed his college girlfriend to her native Turkey in 1979, caught ...

Suhandan Özay Demirkan, “Triptikon – Tripticon” (2011) and “Füzyon – Fusion” (2018) (all photos by Kayhan Kaygusuz for Anna Laudel) ISTANBUL — Weaving was a way of life for artist Ramazan Can’s ...

Experience the artistry of Taznakht’s weavers through immersive VR and a unique blend of tradition and contemporary design. Dutch-Moroccan textile designer Mina Abouzahra brings the artistry of ...

The more I learn about hand-knotted rugs, the type we grew up calling “Oriental rugs,” the more complex they become. In my experience, choosing one is the single most difficult home design decision ...

It can take nearly a year to hand-weave a traditional Turkish carpet, which can often cost thousands of dollars. But now, because of Turkey's stalling economy and the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry ...