Soumak

Laver Kerman

The field carries an allover lattice of pointed medallion forms in muted olive, soft rose, and slate blue, interlocking to form a dense diamond trellis across a warm gold ground. Framing this is a wide border of scrolling floral vine on a deeper blue-gray field, flanked by narrower guard stripes repeating small palmette and blossom motifs. The palette throughout stays soft and tonal, with rust, ivory, and muted violet accents recurring in both field and border.

Tehran

The deep indigo field carries an all-over repeat of small palmettes and herati-like sprays in rust, ivory, and muted gold, arranged in dense diagonal rows across the ground. This is framed by a wide ivory border of scrolling floral vine, flanked by narrower guard stripes in rust and blue holding a repeating rosette pattern, with the corners resolving the design without visible interruption.

Kerman

The field is filled with an all-over repeat of small boteh-like sprays and floral sprigs rendered in muted gold, ivory, sage green, and touches of dusky rose, giving the surface an overall shimmering, tonal effect. A narrow floral vine border in matching soft tones frames the field, echoing the same palette so that the transition between field and border is subtle rather than sharply defined. The corners and border repeat the paisley-and-blossom motif in a slightly denser arrangement, with warm ivory fringe visible at both ends.

Savonnerie

A soft teal-green ground centers a loose bouquet of pink, yellow and white roses with green foliage, echoed by smaller sprigs floating near each corner of the open field. The border is a continuous interlacing ribbon in cream and gold, twined with matching rose clusters, framed by a thin gold guard stripe on both sides.

Soumak Runner

Beige field, camel chevron pattern.

The runner's open field carries a subtle herringbone weave that catches the light in soft diagonal ripples, framed by narrow, deeper-toned side borders that run the full length without corner motifs or medallions. The detail inset shows the surface texture up close, revealing flecks of ivory and grey woven through the tan ground, giving the overall tone a mottled, heathered quality rather than a flat solid color.

Finnish Flat Weave

The field is a plain, softly striated ground in warm taupe and putty tones, crossed by fine horizontal bands of lighter and darker beige created by the changing weft. Scattered across the surface are small, evenly spaced motifs in pale green and cream, arranged in loose rows that read almost like a scattered dot pattern rather than a formal design. There is no distinct border; the field runs to the plain selvage and warp fringe at both ends.

Swedish Flat Weave

Signed: SKLH (Skaraborgs Lans Hemslojd)

The field is organized into four vertical panels divided by narrow golden-toned bands, each panel repeating a stacked motif of crenellated blue-gray forms above small brick-red and taupe squares, separated by rows of thin horizontal striping. A plain ivory ground shows through around the motifs, scattered with tiny isolated squares in blue, taupe, and rust. The outer border is a solid mustard-yellow band framed by fine brown guard stripes, with a row of small dark squares set along its inner edge.

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