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Small Rug,Hand Made Turkish Kilim,Striped Bath Mat,Boho Bedroom Rug,Furry Bedside Rug,Cozy Touch Kids Room Rug,Welcome Mat 4' 1'' x 2' 5''*Kilim rug** Turkish vintage rug**** Welcome rug is made of Goat Hair***** Hand made rug is clean and ready to use.****** Entrance rug is very rare and unique******* Bedroom Rug is multi colored******* Soft rug is in good condition******** Each rug in our Etsy store is unique and authentic.*********Sizecentimeters: 125 x 75**********Size in feet: 4' 1'' x 2' 5''********* Size in inches: 49 x 30***********We are going to ship your rug by fedex express company same day you order and you will receive your packet within 5 business days with online tracking number.*************All our rugs come to you fa m pet and smoke free place.**************Vintage rug's photos have been taken in the day light ,without using flash,in naturel light. ***************Please look at our other rugs, for sure you will find something for your floor or for the wall.****************We accept returns but before doing this,please contact us to solve any problem you may live.*****************Feel free for any questions, you may have, we will respond it ,as soon as possible, Please do not forget, we are ready for all kinds of support before and after sales !!!I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT THE HANDCRAFT AND MY SMALL BUSINESS,LAILA !!!kd:boraWhat is a Kilim?Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flatweaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China.Although at times you may find kilim rugs included in the general genre of "oriental rugs", in more accepted practice, kilims are in a class of their own.The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly,kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps,thus creating what is known as a flatweave.Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp.Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patternsso as to avoid weakening the struc/ure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weaversenjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated withgeometrical designs even though there are are kilims with floral designs as well.This is the most common weaving technique used to create geometric and diagonal patterned kilims. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, andthe weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp andoften favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the struc/ure of the rug with vertical slits. They work on one color block before moving onto the next. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave.It also results in a smooth kilim that is reversible with the same pattern on both sides in most cases.Kilims are VersatileAre kilim rugs just floor coverings? No, some are hangings, some are bench or divan coverings, bags or mule saddles. They are very popular as colorful kilim pillows, as well. Hanging KilimsKilims look great on walls since they are also art pieces! What does it take to make a kilim?In material terms, not very much really. A loom, a beating comb, a shut/le (op/ional) and a knife orscissors are the simple tools needed and wool is the primary material. Cotton, silk and animal hair (goat, camel, or horse) are also sometimes used, mostly in conjunc/ion with wool.Gold or silver thread, beads, and other small decorativebaubles that strike the weaver's fancy are also sometimes inserted into the design, but not very often.The LoomThe earliest known illustration of a loom appears on an Egyp/ian bowl dated to ca. 4000BC, but its invention is believed to have been made even earlier, at the dawn of civilization. Today, though looms may vary in type, size and complexity of construc/ion, in most cases they are quite simple struc/ures of wood with, perhaps, a few metal parts.The func/ion of the loom is to hold the longitudinal strands (known as warps) under tension so that the horizontal strands(called wefts) can be woven between the warps to produce a kilim rug. Custom and circumstances usually delermine the type of loom used.Sedentary villagers usually employ a fixed vertical loom while nomads, for the sake of portability, generally employ a horizontal groundloom where stakes driven into the ground hold the loom in position.Adjustable looms with a fixed width but with a mechanism permitting the completed horizontal kilim sec/ion To be moved out of the way of the weaver are usually found in more sophisticated contemporary kilim workshops.A beating comb is usually just a larger and cruder version of the familiar hair comb; it is usually made of wood, metal, bone, horn, or some combina/ion of these materials. Its func/ion is to compress, i.e. "beat down", succeeding lines of wefts against the preceding ones so that the kilim rug produced is tightly woven.The shut/le is basically a stick with notches in the ends. When used, the weft end is placed in the notch andthe shut/le is then inserted between alternate warps to produce a weave, but weavers often prefer to dispense withthe shut/le and pass the weft between the warps by hand.A knife or scissors are used to cut and trim the wefts and warps.MaterialsWool is the primary and often the only material used to make a kilim rug. Many kilims are made totally fa m wool where it is used for both warps and wefts, and wool is the primary weft material used with cotton warps, which accounts for the great majority of all kilims.This popularity of wool is due to its inherent qualities. It is supple, durable, handles easily when spun or woven, readily takes on dyes and, most important, is in plentiful supply in kilim-making regions. There are certain breeds of sheep, like the merino, whose fleece is especially sought-after for its special luster and length of fiber, but actually it's the domestic fat-l/8ded sheep bred with its favorable climatic and grazing conditions that provides much of the excellent fleece used in kilims.Cotton is commonly used for warps because of its high strength and plentiful supply. Also, because it keeps its shape well in use, rel/8ns its natural whiteness with age, and because it can be spun into fine, thin strands, it is commonly interwovenin places to highlight certain aspects in the overall design executed mainly with wool.Animal hair - goat, camel or horse - is used sparely in kilim-making, but to good effect.Very strong and durable camel hair, where av/8dable, is sometimes used to give added strength to a woolen kilim rug,while l/8d or mane hair of horses is used by some nomads to provide decorative fringes or tassels. Goat hair was commonly used to weave nomadic tent and floor covers for its strength. Whereas goat hair is rougher that wool, angora goat hair, "mohair", is much softer and gives a silky sheen when mixed with wool.Mohair is also used to make the lustrous "filikli tulu" with its shining locks of hair.Silk was and rem/8ns a luxurious material, and though flatweaves made fa m silk are now rare they are still produced, notably in the Kayseri district of Anatolia in Turkey. Bridal dowries that include silk flatweaves are treasured, regarded as status symbols, and protec/ed as family wealth.Beads and baubles, and other items that may be regarded as extraneous to aflatweave readily marketable in Western countries, are sometimes interwoven into a kilim design by some tribal kilim-makers and, due to their very authenticity, such kilims have a certain ethnic appeal.Kilim Motifs and SymbolsMotifs are derived fa m symbols that were used in ages gone by to inform, communicate and to convey ideas. Over time, some of these signs merged with myths,acquired hidden significance and moved into the world of esoteric symbolism. In this context, their use may not be limited to decorative purposes.Due to the hiddenforces they are believed to imply, their primary purpose may well be psychological rather than aesthetic.Kilims in Museum and ExhibitionsAntique Kilim rugs find their places in numerous museums, galleries and exhibitions.Here are the most important museums that house kilims:The Textile Museum (Washington D.C., US)Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, US)Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (Istanbul, Turkey)Vakiflar Carpet and Kilim Museum (Istanbul, Turkey)Vehbi Koç Büyükdere House (Istanbul, Turkey)Sotheby’s Gallery (London, UK)Why Buy A Wool Rug?When choosing a rug to complete a room, we feel i/’s important to go beyond the aesthetics and consider the material it is made of.While rugs made fa m synthetic fabrics may look similar to wool versions, when you scratch beneath the surface, i/’s clear that they don’t have the same advantages. Everyone knows that wool is soft underfoot, and keeps a room insulated fa m heat and sound, but there are a number of other practical, health, environmental, and ethical benefits,that may make you consider choosing a wool rug for your home. Fire ResistantDue to its high protein and moisture content wool doesn’t carry a flame,so it more likely to just smolder and extinguish itself when it comes into contact with fire.Its naturally fire retardant properties are the reason i/’s chosen by casinos, airlines, and even firefighters. Not only this, but it also produces lower smoke emissionsso that it won’t emit such dangerous levels of toxic fumes such as carbon monoxide.Stain Resistant and Easier to CleanI/’s also much easier to clean a wool rug, compared to a synthetic alternative, because the natural coating of light wax on each fibre makes it much more stain resistant than the best synthetic fibers. And they hide dirt well. In fact wool rugs can contain a pound of dry so8d per square yard before they begin to look dirty. Yet wool also has the ability to release dry so8d easily so wool rugs are easy to keep clean through regular brushing or vacuuming.Wool is also highly water resistant. Untreated wool still contains naturally fatty lanolin that makes wool almost waterproof. Wool fibers are also very absorbent meaning that they can soak up about 20% of theirown weight before water starts to leak through. This means that spillages onto wool rugs can easily be wiped off.HealthyDust mites are tiny creatures that can live in soft furnishings. Dust mite allergy is a common condition, and is associated with asthma, eczem/ and perennial allergic rhinitis. But they don’t like wool. Research performed by the German Applied and Experimental Allergy Research Association (GAF) showedthat wool carpets performed best in resisting dust mite infestation. Wool rugs also act as a natural air filter,trapping allergens such as dust and pollen. Even if you don’t suffer fa m dust mite allergy or asthma, there is a health incentive to choosing a wool rug for your home. Hand-woven wool rugs do notemit VOCs (volatile organic compounds) unlike rugs made of synthetic fibers or tufted rugs with synthetic backings.The carbon footprint of the textile industry is alarmingly large. Mass produc/ion of synthetic products results in millions of metric tons of coal being burned and trillions of liters of water being used. In the US, textiles are the 5th largest contributor of carbon dioxide emissions and in the rest of the world it is even worse. Yet the processing of wool has a much smaller environmental impact even when compared to other natural or man-made fibers.In fact the amount of energy used to produce wool is about an eighth of that used to produce nylon.It is also the one the few carpet fibers that is made without petroleum—a limited, non-biodegradable resource.Not only that but wool is considered to be a ‘long life fibre’ meaning that it rel/8ns its properties for many years.When it reaches the end of its long life, it biodegrades in so8d without causing any damage to the environment.Because it is made fa m amino acids, when it biodegrades, it actually releases essential plant nutrients such as nitrogen,potassium, and phosphorous back into the so8d. Old carpets can also be recycled, for example in our over-dyedand patchwork carpets that breathe a new life into tired rugs, or by unravelling the carpets and re-using the wool for new products.Helps Conserve EnergyWool carpets and rugs are also energy efficient. Wool fibers have a unique breathable abilitywhich keeps your home warmer and drier in winter, while keeping it cooler and drier in summer.A few well placed rugs can, therefore, help to reduce energy bills.By buying a wool rug or carpet you are also helping to support local farmers throughout the world,and encouraging them to rear animals for wool rather than meat. Wool regrows naturally every year,making it a wholly sustainable resource.Language of KilimsOne day a Yürük tribal chief saw a kilim rug cast on the ground by a tent. Looking at it brought anguish to his heart, so he called on his men to find the father of the girl who had woven that kilim rug. When the father of the girl was brought to the tent the chief asked:"You have a daughter, don't you?""Yes, I do" replied the father."As I understand it," continued the chief, "you want to marry the girl to someone she doesn't want. She has set her heart on another."At first the father was stunned - how could the chief know of this - but then his tongue was loosened:"That's true, I'm a poor man and the man who wants to marry my daughter is rich, so I promised to give him her hand in marriage. My girl, though, lost her heart to a poor young man…but how could you know of this?"The chief pointed to the kilim rug on the ground saying:"Didn't your daughter weave this kilim rug?""Yes, she did" said the father, to which the chief replied: