Technique: Soumak
Origin: Afganistan
Age: Old
Welft: Wool
Warp: Wool
The term Soumak points the technique "wrapped woofs" used for the weaving of certain kilims and diffused in whole east. Exist innumerable variations but simplifying: to get the designs of carpet the woof of kilim, previous weaved, are wrapped with wools of various colors (in effects the Soumaks are easily recognizable for the compact consistence and for many colored woofs that race free on the reverse of the carpet). As the techniques of weaving, also the origin of Soumakh design is very ancient: and geometric
