The field guide · Kinds of rug
Kilim گلیم
A kilim is a flatweave in weft-faced plain weave, also called tapestry weave: the wefts are packed so tightly that they hide the warps, and each colour of weft is worked back and forth only where the design needs it. Gelim is the Persian word and kilim the Turkish form used in the trade. Most kilims look the same on both faces.
Also Gelim · Gilim · Kelim · tapestry weave
See also Slit tapestry (slit weave), Soumak, Flatweave
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