Vintage Hand-Woven Soumak - 6′4″ × 9′2″

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Soumak is a type of flat weave, somewhat resembling, but stronger and thicker than kilim, with a smooth front face … Read more Soumak is a type of flat weave, somewhat resembling, but stronger and thicker than kilim, with a smooth front face and a ragged back, where kilim is smooth both sides. Soumak lacks the slits characteristic of kilim, as it is usually woven with supplementary weft threads as continuous supports. The technique involves wrapping colored weft threads over and under the warp threads, adding strength and embroidery-like pattern. Composed of wool sourced from Afghanistan. See less