| We are wary of recommending carpet dealers, but if you are in the market for
high quality pieces, consider trying Ipek Yolu, Silk Road, Mevlana Caddesi, Naci Fikret
Sk. No: 1 Konya. Tel. 00 90 332 353 2024 fax. 00 90 332 352 7658. The owner, Mehmet Ucar,
exports to the USA and has a solid reputation in the business. He is among the first to
return to traditional natural dyes, which yield vivid, beautiful colors.(Adam Peck &
Manja Sachet,Turkey Guide/Be A Traveler Not A Tourist. Open Road Publishing, 2nd Edition.
Page: 351, 1999, New York USA. Here and there you have other small rug workshops using natural
vegetable dyes. It is impossible to mention all of them. However, I must tell you about
Mehmet Ucar in Konya Turkey, another good source, especially for kilims or flat weaves. He
is known for his mastery of obtaining some interesting colors and color combinations using
yellow, red and indigo blue, and is often called the King of Yellow especially by
collectors and rug buyers in the USA. (The Magazine of Cleaning and Restoration The
Official Publication Of ASCR International. Issue 10 October 2001 / Purchasing Rugs in
Turkey. Page:21)
Ipek Yolu (Silk Road) Company was founded by Mehmet Ucar in 1985 in Konya. We are
producers of handmade, top quality carpets and kilims in Konya,Turkey using hand spun wool
and natural dyes. As well as producing new carpets and kilims we collect antique
kilims and rugs, semi-antique kilims, original handmade nomadic black goat-hair tents,
nomadic bags, cicims, soumaks, felts and handcrafted wooden doors. It is also possible for
us to obtain semi-antique potteries. |
New and Antique Carpets and
Kilims. 