GHIORDES
Synonyms.—Ghiordez, Gurdiz, Guerdi, Yourdez, Yurdi, and many others.
Why So Named.—After the city of Ghiordes, fifty miles north of Smyrna, where they are made. It is the ancient Gordium from which was named the Gordian knot that Alexander the Great cut.
Knot.—Always the Ghiordes knot. Number vertically eight to fourteen; number horizontally eight to twelve; number to square inch sixty-four to one hundred sixty-eight.
Warp.—Usually wool, antiques occasionally cotton or silk.
Woof.—Usually cotton, occasionally wool or linen.
Nap.—Short, fine, lustreless wool, occasionally cotton. It has the shortest nap of any of the Turkish rugs. Seldom acquires sheen.
Sides.—Frequently finished with an added silk selvage in pale colors.
Ends.—The fringe on the upper end, as a rule, instead of being a continuation of the warp threads, is a separate piece sewed on.