Antique Kilim Carpets 489
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Kilim is the Turkish word for weft-faced tapestry, the simplest weaving
structure known. It consists of vertical warps combined purely with
successive passes of horizontal wefting. If the wefting is compressed
vertically with a weavers comb so as to cover the warps entirely, it
produces 'weft-faced' tapestry. By manipulating the wefts in different
colors, they can be made to produce the design of the kilim. Where changes
in color are accomplished by vertically successive rows of diverging wefts
around two adjacent warps, this produces small gaps or slits – so-called
slit tapestry technique. Alternatively the diverging wefts in different
colors may stagger back and forth vertically across two adjacent warps –
so-called dovetail tapestry. |
