Soumak is a type of brocading or flatwoven pile. Thicker than kilim, it is
accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of
warps in between passes of over-under wefting. When compressed vertically
with a weaver's comb, the resultant texture looks like cabling rising
slightly from the surface of the rug. Soumak is named for the village of
Shemaka in the Caucasus where this technique was widely practiced, but it
certainly was not invented there. Soumak has been practiced extensively
across the rug producing world, from Central Asia to Iran, the Caucasus, and
Turkey. |
Antique Sumak Persian Carpet 41775 |
