Hereke rugs are only produced in Hereke, a coastal town in Turkey, 60 km from Istanbul. The materials used are silk, a combination of wool and cotton and sometimes gold or silver threads.
Hereke carpets typically are very large, palace sized carpets, and are made with wool on cotton, camel hair on cotton, silk on cotton as well as silk on silk, which are knotted in small sizes. The precision of their double knots, which allows the clear display of patterns, together with the colour combinations and the harmonious patterns have made them highly collectible.
A collection of fine antique hereke chinese rugs & carpets in teppteam new jersey (NJ).
