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Silk

Warps: 2 S plied Z spun hard white undyed wool; one level. Weft: 1 Z spun brown undyed wool; 2 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; small amount of silk. Pile colors: dark red, light red, dark, medium and light blue, bright yellow, small amounts of white and undyed brown. Magenta is silk. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the right. Knots per vertical decimeter: 100. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 47. Selvedges: both replaced, hand serged. Top end: 1/2 cm blue and 1/2 cm white tapestry weave, folded under and sewn in bright red. Bottom end: 1/2 cm red tapestry weave.

Silk, cotton, and metal-wrapped silk

Red velvet with embroidered silk (appliqués)

Wool and linen, tapestry weave set into fabric of linen loops

Warp-faced satin foundaton with continuous and discontinuous patterning wefts

Satin with designs in slit tapestry weave (“kesi”)

compound silk weave

Fiber

Dark blue gauze with embroidered decoration