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• - Informational site with charactersitics of rugs and carpets from various geographic areas.
  
• - Rugs, kilims and other artifacts from Turkey and surrounding areas, with a lot of information about rugs and kilims.
  
• - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
  
• - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
  
• - Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
  
• - Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for all purposes.
  
• - Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
  
• - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
  
• - On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
  
• - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
  
• - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
  
• - A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
  
• - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
  
• - List of links to informative sites on oriental rugs and rug news from the members.
  
• - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
  
• - London's oldest Oriental rug shop. Antique rugs, decorative carpets, guestbook, feedback and company background.
  
• - A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
  
• - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
  
• - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
  
• - History, regional differences and functions of carpets in Turkey.
  
• - Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
  
• - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  
• - Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
  
• - Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
  
• - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
  
• - A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
  
• - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
  
• - Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
  
• - Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
  
• - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
  
• - Turkish Carpet Exporters' Association directory. Includes information about Turkish carpets & kilims.
  
• - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
  
• - Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
  
• - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
  
• - A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
  
• - Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
  
• - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
  
• - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
  
• - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
  
• - Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
  
• - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
  
• - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
  
• - Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
  
• - Oriental rug events, articles and links.
  
• - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
  
• - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
  
• - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
  
• - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
  
• - Informative site that includes extensive articles by author and collector James Opie.
  
• - Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
  
• - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
  
• - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
  
• - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
  
• - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
  
• - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
  
• - Antique carpet auctioneer; site in English and German.
  
• - An active rug collector organization.
  
• - Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
  
• - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
  
• - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
  
• - Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
  
• - Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
  
• - Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
  
• - Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
  
• - Berkeley (California) dealer site, with some information on rugs.
  
• - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
  
• - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
  
• - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
  
• - Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
  
• - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
  
• - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
  
• - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
  
• - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
  
• - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
  
• - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
  
• - Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
  
• - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
  
• - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
  
• - London dealer in antique rugs and textiles from western and central Asia.
  
• - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
  
• - A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.