Baku

These are oriental rugs featuring the octagons steppe& surrounded by the botehs pattern in rows and colored mainly with muted colors of ivory and blue. The density of the knots is 42 - 100 knots per sq. inch. Foundation of Baku rugs are mostly wool.

Chichi

The prominent designs of chichi rugs are the wide borders and featuring octagons or mosaic of rosette all over on a blue or red field, the average area is 25 square feet and their foundation is usually wool or wool warps with cotton wefts. The density of the knots is 60 - 120 knots per sq. inch a moderate weave rug.

Daghestan

These qualities of rugs have a special feature like strip field borders with geometric design populated on it. The density of the weave is 50 - 100 knots per sq. inch. The foundation is usually wool and pile is of wool or cotton.

Kabistan

Kabistan rugs have blue field as a back ground with the rosette displaying on a long narrow runners. The density of the weave is up to 120 knots per sq. inch and the foundation used is either wool or sometimes cotton.

Karabagh

Karabagh rugs were woven to meet the necessity of European countries during 19th and 20th century with the unique design of Persia. There is different quality available in this type of rug, from fine to coarse quality. The general colors used in the rugs are Green, yellow, violet, and pink. The density of the knots is 60 knots per sq. inch Karabagh Rug usually has wool pile on a natural wool warp and weft, sometime cotton is also available.

Kazak

kazak rugs are the most popular of Caucasian rugs, they have a specifically large geometric patterns like the “sunburst” or “Eagle Claw”. The fishbone and crab garlands motif are typical designs of Kazak rugs. The density of the knots is 50 - 100 knots per sq. inch. Foundation is usually of cotton or wool.

Kuba

kuba rugs are generally long carpets with dark indigo field and featuring medallions with flower shapes, octagons. The density of knots is 40 to 100 knots per sq. inch. The colors used in the warps are light brown and in the wefts it is double and light or selvages double and light. These rugs are knotted on a foundation of wool sometimes cotton.

Shirvan

The Shirvan rugs are the finest rugs from Caucasian. The rugs are populated with variety of patterns like octagonal medallions including eight-pointed stars and large-scale angular florals, crosses, animals. They are thin and densely knotted with moderate weave of 60 - 160 knots per sq. inch. The threads used for warp are wool with out dye, wefts are light and thick and selvage with white over double or triple threads with the foundation of wool sometimes cotton.

Soumak

Soumak rugs are heavy and stiff rugs manufactured by using flat-weave pattern of the Caucasus. These rugs are reversible as the weft threads are wrapped on the warp. The Warps are mostly wool or silk; wefts either cotton, wool or silk and the ends of the thread are usually left loosely on the back. The designs employed are bold and colorful, using Caucasian knots. Soumak rugs manufactured these days follow the designs of the original Caucasian rugs by giving antique touch.

Talish Rugs

Talish rugs have a good reputation for its long pattern in the form of runner. The warps used in this pattern are beige with out dye and brown wool and wefts are of 2 strands of gray cotton. Talish rugs are well known for its quality, they use symmetrical knots with a foundation of wool, or wool warps with cotton wefts.

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