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Felt:
a fabric made by compressing wool with the addition of heat,
water and agitation (rolling).
Felted
fabric: a loosely woven fabric that has undergone a
felting process.
Flatweave:
a non-pile weave. A variety of techniques can be used, such
as tapestry, supplementary weft, or soumak.
Gul:
the geometric motif used in Central Asian rugs. Guls are
often octagonal and are usually divided into quarters with
small repeating patterns in each quarter.
Ikat:
a resist-dyed fabric of silk or silk and cotton.
Julkhirs:
a coarsely woven long pile rug made in a variety of sizes.
Two or more pieces are sometimes sewn together.
Juval:
a large storage bag for the yurt.
Kilim:
a term used to describe flatwoven rugs which are often reversible.
Knot:
a thread secured around two warps and cut to create pile
for a rug.
Madrasehs:
Islamic university
Slit
tapestry: the discontinuous weft threads are turned
back around adjacent warps forming small slits in the fabric.
Suzani:
embroidered cotton or silk cloth made for a variety of domestic
urban purposes such as bed covers, hangings and dividers.
Tent
band: woven bands of different sizes using different
techniques. Used to secure the shape of the yurt and decorate
its interior.
Torba:
a small storage bag for the yurt.
Tree
of life: an ancient pattern representing a tree. Symbolic
of birth, death, cycle of life, or eternity.
Yurt:
a circular, portable tent used by Central Asian nomads.
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