Sizes.—Three to five by four to nine, three to nine by twelve to twenty-four.
Prices.—$2.00 to $6.00 per square foot.
Remarks.—Sarabands are usually firm in texture, lie well, never grow monotonous, and, on the whole, are most satisfactory.
THE EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATED
This piece beautifully illustrates the most common Saraband designs. The field is covered with rows of the pear motif upon a background of rich dark red. The main border stripe carries the characteristic Saraband border design upon a background of old ivory. The woof is dyed light blue, which shows in the webbing at each end.
SARUK
Synonyms.—Sarouk, Sarook.
Why So Named.—After Saruk, a small village in the Feraghan district, from whence they come.
Knot.—Always the Senna and usually as many to the square inch as any rug excepting the Senna. Number vertically eight to twenty-two; number horizontally six to twenty; number to square inch forty-eight to four hundred forty.