Woven Mat

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An open, undyed ground in a heathered grey-brown carries a simple lattice of diagonal lines crossing to form a large-scale diamond grid, each band woven in a lighter beige tone with a subtly textured, embroidered appearance. The border repeats this same beige tone as a narrow flat band framing the field, echoing the interior lattice rather than introducing a separate pattern. The overall palette stays within a narrow range of taupe and oatmeal, with no other motifs interrupting the plain surface.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

A flat-woven ground in ivory and near-black divides into an interlocking pinwheel lattice, each block turning around a central point to form a repeating star-and-cross motif. The panels are joined edge to edge with visible whip-stitching in contrasting thread, a detail highlighted in the circular inset showing the seam where two color fields meet at a point. No border frames the composition; the pattern runs to the outer edges, which are finished with the same overcast stitch.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

The field is composed of irregular rectangular and square panels pieced together in an offset brick-like arrangement, each block joined by visible whip-stitched seams in a contrasting pale thread. Tones move through a narrow range of taupe, fawn, and gray-brown, interrupted by two cream-white blocks positioned off-center that break the muted palette. The outer edge is finished with the same overcast stitch, and no border or field ornament is present beyond the geometry of the joined panels themselves.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An ivory field is overlaid with a diamond lattice formed by textured, looped cording in a pale grey-white that raises slightly off the flat ground, creating a subtle relief pattern. The same looped cord repeats around the border in a continuous band, echoing the trellis within rather than framing it with a distinct motif. The overall palette stays within a narrow range of off-white and light grey, letting the contrast in surface texture carry the design.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

An undyed cream ground divided into three joined vertical panels, each with visible whip-stitched seams along the length. Four narrow horizontal bands interrupt the open field at staggered heights, woven in tight geometric patterning of rust, black, ivory, and ochre against the plain surface. The bands are offset from one another rather than aligned, giving an irregular, syncopated rhythm across the panel divisions.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

Color: Dark brown with copper stitch

The surface is divided into an irregular grid of rectangular and square panels of varying sizes, each rendered in a mottled, uneven brown tone that shifts subtly from panel to panel. Every seam between panels is traced with a fine running line of contrasting stitching, forming a network of thin channels that outline the patchwork arrangement. No other motifs or imagery interrupt the field, leaving the composition entirely dependent on the joinery pattern itself.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

A patchwork composition of rectangular panels in varying shades of brown, taupe, and charcoal, each block joined by visible overcast stitching along the seams. Three horizontal ivory bands interrupt the earth-toned grid, and one narrow strip carries a thin multicolored stripe of ochre, ivory, and blue-gray. The panels differ subtly in weave density and tone, giving the surface an assembled, sectioned appearance.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

A plain tobacco-brown ground is divided into a grid of rectangular panels, their seams picked out with a twisted braid-like stitch in beige and copper tones. The panels appear to be joined strips rather than a single continuous surface, giving the piece a patchwork structure, while the outer edge is finished with the same twisted cord binding. A detail inset at lower right shows the close texture of the surface and the stitched seam up close.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

A plain heathered gray-green ground is left largely open, interrupted by two overlapping ivory geometric forms rising from the lower edge, each faceted into fan-like triangular panels that meet in sharp points. The applied ivory shapes are outlined in a fine contrasting whip stitch that traces every angle, while the outer border repeats the same stitched edging in a darker tone around the whole field.

VINTAGE KILIM COMPOSITION

A patchwork composition of irregular geometric panels in ivory, taupe, gray, and camel, each segment joined by a visible whip-stitched seam in dark thread. Triangular and trapezoidal shapes interlock across the field, broken by a single diagonal band of narrow stripes in navy, ochre, and brown running through the lower right quadrant. The surface otherwise reads as solid, undecorated fields of varying tone, with no border framing the composition.

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