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Chico the Shop Dog

Just wanted to share this great shot of Chico, Nomad Rugs' shop dog extraordinaire! Almost twelve years old now, he's been coming to the shop within me since I adopted…

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Impressions on Visiting the Kilims

Tuesday I made it over to the De Young museum to see the kilim show that I had been eagerly awaiting. Wow! For years, I have admired these kilims from the…

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Turkish Kilim Pillows are Stuffed

I just got my Turkish Kiilm pillows back from Cushion Works. They are now stuffed and ready for a spot on your couch or chair. Or... if you are like me,…

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Tea and Carpets Interviews Nomad Rugs

I was recently interviewed by Charles Recknagel for his Tea and Carpets Blog. He was curious of my impressions of Turkey and the Turkish rug market after my recent trip…

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In the Presence of Seljuks

Every trip I make to Istanbul, I insist on visiting the Seljuks. Who are the Seljuks?.... Carpets, of course. The Seljuks that I visit are the 12th Century carpets in…

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Tulu Rugs of Turkey

Tulu rugs (pronounced "two-lou") are wonderful thick shaggy silky modern/tribal rugs! They are hard to classify. They are not really "modern" rugs but they look very modern. In fact, this…

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Travels in Turkey

Turkey is a wonderful country! We returned recently from a fabulous buying trip in Turkey. Our new inventory from this trip is arriving this week. Keep posted as I will…

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Look inside Nomad Rugs

The guys from search giant Google send a photographer by Nomad Rugs recently. They took a bunch of shots of the inside of the store and inventory that show up…

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Nomad Rugs on YouTube

I have decided to start uploading some videos of our rugs onto YouTube. So far I only have the crummy video camera on my point-and-shoot digital camera… but I plan on getting something a bit better.

Check out our YouTube page for new updates, etc.

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Now Sponsoring the Web’s Best Carpet Blog

Hi y'all. For several years I've been pointing you to Charles Recknagel's fabulous "Tea and Carpets" blog. Now I have gone one step further by sponsoring this wonderful resource. Charles is…

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Beautiful new Suzani Pillows

Just wanted to let you'all know we got a batch of beautiful Suzani pillows from Uzbekistan. These pillows are all stuffed and have a zipper on the back so you can…

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$150k Tekke found Dumpster Diving!

Wow! This makes for good TV! Check out San Francisco's own Peter Pap describing this beautiful circa 1800 Tekke Asmalyk trapping. Antique Turkman rugs are passionately collected. In fact, some people claim…

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Last Gasp for “The Great Gabbeh”

Sadly, the US has imposed new sanctions against Iran. This means, we are no longer able to import rugs woven in Iran. For years, my favorite rugs coming out of…

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Pictures of Abrash

Abrash is the wonderful natural variation of color that one gets when using natural dyes along with handspun wool. Although it is possible to "fake" abrash using synthetic dyes by…

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The Mamluks have arrived!

The Mamluks have arrvied!!! For a while now, we have been stocking some superb examples of Mamluk rugs. What is a Mamluk rug? Good question! First, a little history. The…

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The Chicken Has Landed

At Nomad Rugs "The Eagle Chicken has landed"!!! Check out these killer new rugs woven in Afghanistan. They are based on the classic "Bird Rugs" of the Luri, Khamsheh and…

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Capri-cious Rugs!

San Francisco's Marina district Motel Capri became the site of an extraordinary rug bazar! Long the site of informal rug business during the annual Caskey-Lees world class Tribal Arts and…

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