Silk carpets

Silk carpets have more brilliance in their colors caused by the structure and natural shine of silk threads than wool carpets with threads of fibrous surface. Silk takes colorants very well what results in clear and distinct colors.

Silk is the most tough and solid thread produced by nature and it could not been reproduced yet by humans until today. Because of its special property silk is perfectly suited for carpet manufacturing.

A silk carpet evidences a very high density of knots caused by its fine thread compared to wool carpets. Therefore the tufts are very short and do not need to hide or to cover any gap between the knots and the patterns look clearer. Due to the structure of silk, the thread looks darker inside than the shiny and smooth outer surface. And from any perspective and any incidence of light the patterns change their colors in regard to the position of spectator what gives a special attraction. A silk carpet which has been manufactured on the warp, weft and knots of net silk, can not mat and is extremely tough, especially when it has been knotted by solid double Turkish knots.

This kind of carpet has been keeping his luxury expression because of its high density of knots what results in a long time of production and in the value of the precious material. A handknotted carpet, completely made of silk is always an unique piece and never a mass production. Only the best and most ably masters of knotting are allowed to manufacture this kind of carpets knotted totally of silk. Our famous Turkish Hereke Silk Carpets are as the finest carpets of the world the masterpieces among them and can rightly treated as work of art.