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Color Schemes The variations found in carpets and kilims around the world are amazing and beautiful.The present in a Persian rug or kilim to make it attractive view and a wonderful piece of art decoration. Each color hides a meaning which is contributesto fascination.
Yellow: weld, vine leaves or peel grenade. produces gold silenced
Brown: walnut shells or oak bark
Green: The combination of weld and indigo
Purple: hollyhocks
Black: Larkspur nuts: plant
Henna: leaves and flowers

An observation must be made in connection with slight changes in color usually seen in older rugs This happens when the weaver starts weaving with a thread of a different dye lot used previously. This peculiarity is common when working with natural dyes as it is very difficult to get an exact color match. Fortunately, this condition does not affect the value of the carpet. In fact, you can increase value.

It is very common on tribal rugs to see this variation in color and is a unique characteristic of handmade rugs. The exact "recipe" used by a special carpet The manufacturer was a closely guarded secret, passed from generation to generation, or sometimes died with the passage of time and the carpet manufacturer.
The nomads kilims made could not produce a large batch of dye, therefore sometimes the color can vary from batch to batch well.Also that way as the type and quality of wool was a factor in the final color result. Long ago he realized the dyers that as more wool dyed in a single Dyepot, colors became weaker and weaker. Dyers use this impoverished notion of dyes in their favor. The first dyeing produces a deep color, strong. Subsequent dyes in the same Dyepot produce lighter, softer Color

Synthetic dyes: aniline dyes

Aniline dyes were rapidly adopted in the carpet industry due to its low cost and easy to use features. Using the same is not limited to a specific area but spread worldwide. In the last years of dyes aniline nineteenth century were strongly acid that damages the quality of the carpet to destroy the natural oil from wool carpet causing to disappear soon. Moreover, colors, while running the kilim was washed or faded, if the carpet was exposed to sunlight. Because of these problems, aniline dyes are not used much as I used be. Today it is used in the dyeing of carpets of lower quality.
If you do not know if your precious kilim or Persian-style carpet was stained with aniline. You should rub a damp cloth on the stack. If the carpet was dyed with good quality vegetable or chemical dyes not pass into the material, but if it does, then your carpet been dyed with aniline.

Synthetic dyes: Dyes Chrome Currently, Oriental rugs are stained with dyes Chrome. In contrast to natural dyes, these are simpler to use, very cheap and its dye is much easier to match. Chrome Dyes offers a wider range of hues and colors fade. Oils natural wool are not removed for the kilim not gone as fast as aniline dyed one.

Although chromium dyes are widely used in the past there were also complaints with them because their colors were harsher than the hues of natural dyes. This was corrected by applying a chemical wash of light makes most of the blankets before being exported to ensure the richness of the rug.
Carpets are dyed in this way can never achieve the soft tone a carpet that is stained with a natural dye. The carpet fades a little more time, depending on sun exposure and general use, but the color is obtained result is warm and impossible to find in any other way. The next time you look at your precious carpet or kilim, think of how it was dyed and appreciate its beauty further. Kilims and carpets are wonderful to behold!

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