- The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts - A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
- NonPlusUltra - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
- Harlequin Thunderstrand - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
- Vanishing Textiles - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
- Cloudband - On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
- Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets - Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
- Oriental Rug Review - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
- Kilim.com - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
- Textile Gallery - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
- Textile Museum - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
- World Wide Weave - A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
- RugLore - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
- Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
- Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs - A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
- The Persian Carpet Gallery - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
- Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets - Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
- Mark Keshishian and Sons - Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
- One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
- Costumes and Textiles - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles - Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
- Oldcarpet - Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
- Ghereh - Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
- Rippon Boswell Wiesbaden - Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
- Le Bazaar D'Orient - Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
- American Conference on Oriental Rugs - Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
- At World Rugs - Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
- Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs - Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
- Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets - Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
- Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
- Brandon Oriental Rugs - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
- eRug Gallery - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
- International Conference on Oriental Carpets - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
- New England Rug Society - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
- FlyingRugs - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
- Tschebull Antique Carpets - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
- Alberto Levi Gallery - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
- Hort Oriental Rugs - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
- Silk Road - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
- Armenian Rugs and Carpets - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
- Emmett & Natasha Eiland's InternetRugs - Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
- HALI - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
- Turkish Carpets - History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
- Christopher Legge - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
- Gallery Tulip - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
- Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society - An active rug collector organization.
- JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
- Holly L. Smith & Co. - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
- Alan Jones Antique Rugs and Textiles - London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
- deYoung Museum Textiles - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
- Collins Gallery - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
- Gallery Anatolia - Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
- TextilesAsArt.com - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
- Raymond Benardout Gallery - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
- Tribal Art at Rimea.net - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
- San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society - Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
- Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
- Urartu Carpets & Kilims - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
- Cetinkaya Gallery - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
- Oriental Rugs and Carpets SiteRing - List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
- Richard E. Wright Research Reports - A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
- Jozan Magazine on Oriental Rugs - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
- Cocoon - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
- Meidan 91 - Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
- Beauvais Carpets - Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
- Keshishian Carpets - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
- Perryman Oriental Carpets - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
- TurkHali.org - Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
- Oriental Rugs of Bath - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
- Turkish Bazaar - Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
- Jozan rug news - Syndicated rug news published by Jozan Magazine
- Hajji Baba Club - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
- Azerbaijan Carpets - Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
- Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden) - A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
- Rug News - Oriental rug events, articles and links.
- The Rug Company - Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas.
- Oriental Rug & Carpet SiteRing - News - Weblog and news from the members.
- Armenian Rugs Society - Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
- Textile Museum of Canada - Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
- Rippon Boswell Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles - Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes.
- Persian Carpet - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
- Peter Pap Oriental Rugs - Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
- Old Tribal Rugs Gallery - Persian rugs, urban, village and tribal, and some photos of tribal people.
- Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania - Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.
- Seattle Textile and Rug Society - Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
- International Hajji Baba Society - Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
- Franses US - North Amrican gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
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