No motif repeats itself, plum and gold over gray wool
153×210 cm
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153×210 cm
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Turquoise and mustard blocked over mink, double-knotted
147×202 cm
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Oushak flowers layered on blue, two thousand knots per 10 cm²
299×429 cm
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One red carried at several depths, 202 × 300 cm of wool
202×300 cm
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Karabagh roses on black, double-knotted in Afghanistan
215×301 cm
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Pinhan means hidden, and the color runs mustard into gold
204×297 cm
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Mustard and gold on wool, tied with the double knot
202×308 cm
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Flower heads that shift row to row, black wool from Afghanistan
173×240 cm
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Shawl motifs in rows, red leading blue and green
155×204 cm
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Multicolor Shawl-Pattern Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Şahzade Series
from 55.500 TL
≈ 17.500 TL/m² -
Two thousand knots per ten square centimeters, and every color
161×216 cm
One of a kind
Multicolor Anatolian Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Mihman Series
from 80.000 TL
≈ 23.000 TL/m² -
Turkmen looms, a mustard field, figures a few tones under
176×246 cm
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An empty cream center, mustard bands, wool over cotton
125×179 cm
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Cream Ethnic Anatolian Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Pinhan Series
from 45.000 TL
≈ 20.000 TL/m² -
Blue on blue, double-knotted, one piece in every size
243×345 cm
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Double-knotted in Afghanistan, roses at even intervals on blue
174×237 cm
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Green under Karabagh flowers, and 171 × 239 cm of wool pile
171×239 cm
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Roses in orange and red, each knot tied around two warps
170×244 cm
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Karabagh roses opened out full-face, orange over strong blue
170×248 cm
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Turquoise going warm on a red ground, every knot closed twice
86×261 cm
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Caucasian Karabagh drawing over black, knotted in Afghanistan
126×183 cm
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Octagons and cornered suns on navy, 280 × 360 cm of wool
280×360 cm
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A village hand, not a court one: black ground, wool face throughout
173×253 cm
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Red against navy, tied with the symmetrical Gördes knot
197×270 cm
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Blossoms running the length, no medallion, in red wool
87×121 cm
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Birds and flowers at twenty knots a square centimeter, in orange
274×357 cm
The Şahzade Series is a line of hand-knotted rugs woven in Afghanistan on the double knot, with a pile of 100 percent wool over a largely cotton foundation. Traditional Oushak and Anatolian drawing sits on contemporary ground colors — turquoise, gray, navy and mink — in sizes from an entry-hall piece to a rug that covers a large room.
Anyone shopping for a handwoven rug meets the same problem twice: the genuine ones cost more than expected, and the affordable ones turn out not to be handwoven. The Şahzade Series is the house's answer to that — real knotted construction, months of work at the loom, at a price that does not belong to the collector market. What follows is where the rugs are woven, how they are built, and what separates them from the series above them.
Why Afghan hand-knotting
Because the technique never lapsed there.
Afghanistan has become one of the significant centers of hand-knotted rug production, and its weavers have kept a craft tradition running that has been mechanized almost everywhere else. The double knot is still tied by hand, a rug still takes months at the loom, and the consequence shows in the finished piece: within the same series, no two rugs are identical. The small departures in a border repeat or a shift of a shade across a field are the record of the hand that made it.
For the wider category, see hand-knotted rugs.
What the double knot does
It puts twice the yarn around twice the warp, and everything follows from that.
In a double knot each loop of pile is tied around two warp threads instead of one. It takes longer to tie, so a rug takes longer to weave; it also seats the pile more firmly and packs the surface denser, which is what keeps the edge of a motif crisp instead of feathered. Density is why a knotted rug can be walked on for decades without the pattern going soft. Every piece in the Şahzade Series is tied this way.
Wool pile, cotton foundation
The two fibers do two different jobs.
The surface underfoot is entirely wool. Wool gives a rug its warm, solid handle, holds dye at greater depth than a synthetic fiber does, and shifts tone as you move around it, because the pile lies in one direction and reflects light in another. The foundation — the warp and weft the knots are tied onto — is largely cotton, which is what holds a rug square through years of tension and traffic; a trace of synthetic yarn is worked in to support that. The pile is described by the maker as low-shedding, and in practice a Şahzade rug is vacuumed and wiped rather than fussed over, with a specialist wash when it is genuinely needed.
For the fiber on its own terms, see wool rugs.
Traditional drawing, contemporary color
The color is what separates this series from every other handwoven line in the house.
The pattern repertoire is conservative: Oushak and Anatolian motifs, floral fields, shawl compositions and classic medallion layouts — the same design inheritance that runs back through Anatolian weaving to the Pazyryk rug, the oldest knotted pile rug known, cut from a frozen Scythian tomb and now in the Hermitage. What has changed is the ground those motifs sit on. Red pieces are worked in a mature brick-and-earth red rather than a bright one; gray pieces carry pastel drawing and read as quietly nostalgic; turquoise pieces settle naturally against pale furniture. Navy and mink cover the rest.
Sizes, and the series above it
The range runs from a doormat-sized piece to a rug that will cover a large room in one span.
| Şahzade Series | Harem Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Woven in | Afghanistan | Türkiye, by Çınar Halı |
| Pile | 100 percent wool | Erzurum first-shear fleece wool, with Bursa silk on some pieces |
| Knot | Double knot | Symmetrical Gördes knot |
| Drawing | Oushak, Anatolian, floral, shawl, classic | Fifteenth-century Oushak, reworked |
| Position | Handwoven at a moderate price | Top of the range, no longer produced |
Small sizes from 60 × 90 cm (2' × 3') suit an entrance hall or a corner; the largest, at 307 × 418 cm (10'1" × 13'9"), covers a full seating area in one piece. Compare the Harem Series if the brief is a single significant rug rather than several.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Şahzade Series?
The Şahzade Series is a line of hand-knotted rugs woven in Afghanistan on the double knot, with a pile of 100 percent wool over a largely cotton foundation. It carries Oushak and Anatolian drawing on contemporary ground colors and runs from 60 x 90 cm to 307 x 418 cm.
What does the double knot mean?
Each loop of pile is tied around two warp threads rather than one. The knot takes longer to tie and seats the yarn more firmly, which gives a denser surface and holds the edges of a motif sharper for longer. Every piece in the series is tied this way.
Why are Afghan hand-knotted rugs valued?
Afghanistan has become one of the significant centers of hand-knotted production, and its weavers have kept the double knot in continuous use. Each rug takes months at the loom and no two come off it identical, which is the difference between a woven object and a printed one.
What is the Şahzade Series made of?
The surface you walk on is 100 percent wool. The foundation is largely cotton, which is what holds the rug square over years of use, with a trace of synthetic yarn worked in for strength. The maker describes the pile as low-shedding.
Does the Şahzade Series suit a modern room or a traditional one?
Both, and for the same reason. Traditional Oushak and Anatolian motifs are set on turquoise, gray, navy and mink grounds, so the rug reads as part of the furniture in a room with heavy wood and as the single worked object in a plain one.
What is the difference between the Şahzade and Harem series?
The Harem Series is woven in Türkiye from Erzurum fleece wool and Bursa silk and sits at the top of the range. The Şahzade Series is woven in Afghanistan with a 100 percent wool pile at a more moderate price. Both use a knot tied around two warps.
How is a Şahzade rug cleaned?
Vacuum it and wipe it down with a damp cloth for everyday care; the pile is described by the maker as low-shedding, which keeps that routine short. For a deep clean, use a washer who specializes in hand-knotted rugs rather than a general cleaning service.
Related collections: hand-knotted rugs · Harem Series · Oushak rugs · wool rugs