Synonyms.—Mousoul, Moussoul.
Why So Named.—After the town of that name in Mesopotamia, where they are marketed. They are made by the Kurds who inhabit the mountainous districts north of Mosul around Lake Van.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically six to eight; number horizontally six to ten; number to square inch thirty-six to eighty.
Warp.—Usually coarse, dark wool or goats' hair. Occasionally cotton.
Woof.—Usually coarse, dyed wool.
Nap.—Excellent, long, lustrous wool, camels' or goats' hair.
Weave.—Some closely and tightly woven, but the majority are rather loosely woven.
Sides.—Corded edges overcast with dark wool. Frequently overcast with wool of different colors after the Kurdish fashion. Occasionally selvaged.
Ends.—At each end a narrow selvage with one or more stripes of colored yarn running through, usually red and blue. As a rule one of these selvages is turned over and hemmed, while the other is finished with braided warp threads which are knotted at the ends.