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	Textile Museum - http://www.textilemuseum.org Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
	deYoung Museum Textiles - http://www.famsf.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=41 Includes collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
	Textile Museum of Canada - http://textilemuseum.ca/ Toronto's museum devoted to textiles.
	HALI - http://www.hali.com English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
	Tea and Carpets - http://tea-and-carpets.blogspot.com/ Noncommercial site with talk, news, and links about oriental carpets and carpet collecting them.

	The Persian Carpet Gallery - http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Images/Persian_Carpet/carpet.html A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
	Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs - http://www.internetrugs.com/ San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs.
	Armenian Rugs and Carpets - http://www.armsite.com/rugs/ Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
	Kilim.com - http://www.kilim.com Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
	Jozan - http://www.jozan.net/ Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.

	eRug Gallery - http://www.eruggallery.com Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
	JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs - http://www.spongobongo.com/ Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them.
	Azerbaijan Carpets - http://www.presentltd.com/rugs/ Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
	Textile Gallery - http://www.textile-art.com/ Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions
	Persian Carpet - http://www.persian-carpet.info Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.

	Le Bazaar D'Orient - http://www.lebazaardorient.com Commercial site with a lot of information about Turkish weaving. In English and French.
	Oldcarpet - http://www.oldcarpet.com Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
	One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles - http://www.asianart.com/textiles/textile.html Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
	Rippon Boswell & Co - http://www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/english/index.html International auction house and the only specialist anctioneer in the world that deals exclusively in antique carpets and textiles. Includes details of services and sale dates.
	Keshishian Carpets - http://www.keshishiancarpets.com Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.

	Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs - http://www.shaver-ramsey.com/aboutus.asp Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
	International Conference on Oriental Carpets - http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/ Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
	Richard E. Wright Research Reports - http://www.richardewright.com/ A scholar's notes on the nature and origin of textiles.
	Oriental Rug Review - http://www.rugreview.com A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
	TextilesAsArt.com - http://www.textileasart.com/ Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.

	Collins Gallery - http://bijar.com Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
	Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania - http://www.transylvanianrugs.com Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs.
	American Conference on Oriental Rugs - http://www.acor-rugs.org Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
	Mark Keshishian and Sons - http://www.orientalcarpets.net/ Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
	Oriental Rugs of Bath - http://www.orientalrugsofbath.com Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.

	International Hajji Baba Society - http://ihbs.org/ Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
	Armenian Rugs Society - http://www.armenianrugssociety.com/ Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
	Cetinkaya Gallery - http://www.cetinkayagallery.com Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
	The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts - http://www.lenkoran.co.uk/ A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
	Oriental Rugs History - http://www.oriental-rugs-history.com Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs.

	Jozan Magazine - http://www.jozan.net/oriental-rug-news.xml Syndicated rug news. [RSS]
	Raymond Benardout Gallery - http://www.raymondbenardout.com Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
	New England Rug Society - http://www.ne-rugsociety.org Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
	Gallery Tulip - http://gallerytulip.com Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
	Alberto Levi Gallery - http://www.albertolevi.com Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.

	Silk Road - http://www.silkroadrugs.com/ New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
	Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets - http://www.zadah.com Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
	Hort Oriental Rugs - http://www.hortorientalrugs.com Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
	Pazyryk Gesellschaft - http://www.pazyryk-gesellschaft.com/en/index.php German collector club, with announcements, exhibitions and other information. [German and English]
	Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets - http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/index.html A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.

	Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles - http://www.rugsandtextiles.com Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
	San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society - http://www.sfbars.org/ Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
	Tribal Art at Rimea.net - http://www.rimea.net/tribalart.htm A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
	Tschebull Antique Carpets - http://www.tschebullantiquecarpets.com Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
	Ghereh - http://www.ghereh.org Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.

	Gallery Anatolia - http://www.galleryanatolia.com Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
	Franses US - http://www.fransesus.com/ North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
	Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden) - http://www.akrep.se/ A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
	Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society - http://www.geocities.com/jbulyk/ An active rug collector organization.
	Perryman Oriental Carpets - http://antiquerugs.com.au Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.

	Beauvais Carpets - http://www.antique-oriental-carpets.com/ Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
	Meidan 91 - http://www.meidan91.wanex.net Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
	Cocoon - http://www.cocoontr.com/category.php Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
	Urartu Carpets & Kilims - http://www.urartu.com.tr Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
	Holly L. Smith & Co. - http://www.hollysmithrugs.com The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.

	Christopher Legge - http://www.christopherleggeorientalcarpets.com Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
	FlyingRugs - http://www.flyingrugs.com Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
	Brandon Oriental Rugs - http://www.brandonrugs.com Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
	Harlequin Thunderstrand - http://www.thunderstrand.com/ A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
	Vanishing Textiles - http://www.vanishingtextiles.com/ Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.

	World Wide Weave - http://hometown.aol.com/wwweave/index.htm A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
	Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets - http://cmariani.homestead.com/ Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
	Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies - http://www.math.utsa.edu/sphere/salingar/contr.carpet.html University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
	Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs - http://www.orient-rug.com/ Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
	Carpet Encyclopedia - http://www.carpetencyclopedia.com/ Information about all aspects of care and collecting of oriental rugs. Multilingual.

	Seattle Textile and Rug Society - http://seattletextileandrugsociety.org Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
	Oriental Rugs, The Connoisseur's Guide - http://www.rugs-oriental.net Recommendations for identifying and evaluating oriental rugs and carpets.
	Hajji Baba Club - http://www.hajjibaba.org/ Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
	Rug Rag - http://www.rugrag.com Information related to evaluating, purchasing and investing in Oriental rugs.
	Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets - http://www.haliden.com Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.

	NonPlusUltra - http://www.nonplusultra.com/ Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors.
	Turkish Bazaar - http://ee.1asphost.com/orientalruglovers/ Provides information about Oriental rug making, kilims, the language of motifs, selection and care.
	RugLore - http://home.earthlink.net/~gordsa/ An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
	Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs - http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/~jmu2m/gp/ A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
	Costumes and Textiles - http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=browpage&dept=cost Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Peter Pap Oriental Rugs - http://www.peterpaporientalrugs.com Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.

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