[Soaring Feather]

I have priced silk carpets in fine stores, they ain’t cheap. I love the feel of them, so soft and rich. It’s gorgeous! I like the other one, too.

[NY Attitude]

Buying a Persian takes a lot of time (hours). To look at the carpet at first glance all may seem fine. However the following should be followed when purchasing a Persian Carpet:
- Place the carpet directly under an overhead light
- Rub the nap in several directions and observe the color change. Do this both ways
- Take one corner and flip the corner up and observe the quality of the tied knots
- Walk around the carpet continually to see if there is any different shades within the same color. If there are shade differences, that means that they ran out of the same color dye and they tried to replicate it. The carpet is not as valuable if there are differences
- Was the carpet hand made or machine made. A close inspection looking at the symmetrical design is a good clue. If there are differences, then the carpet is hand made. Machine made carpets do not display imperfections Kerman, Tabriz, Esfahan, Elizabeth and other carpets are beautiful and expensive. Pure silk carpets are very expensive.