No one knows precisely when and where the technique of weaving first started, there is no doubt that the the art of weaving started in several area’s around the world and at different times. Using DNA Testing, weaving samples have been dated in Turkey to 7000 to 8000 BC. In those days, the migrating tribes, were exposed to severe weather conditions, and learned to use goat hair in the making of their tents. The name of Oriental Rug can be from weavers in what is considered the Orient produced by traditional methods in the ancient weaving regions of the Caucasus, Anatolia(Turkey), Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, Turkestan, Baluchistan,China, India, Pakistan, the Balkans and parts of North Africa. All with their own unique weaving methods.
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