By Whom Made.—Woven by the Lesgie tribes.
Knot.—Ghiordes. Number vertically six to twelve; number horizontally five to nine; number to square inch thirty to one hundred eight.
Warp.—Generally white or gray wool or a mixture of the two in the antiques, while the moderns are of brown or white wool or a mixture of the two. Sometimes the warp is of cotton or goats' hair.
Woof.—Usually wool in the antiques. In modern pieces, usually of wool, occasionally of cotton and sometimes cotton and wool strands will be twisted together in such a manner as to cause more or less puckering of the fabric, especially after same has been wet.
Nap.—Wool, cut short.
Weave.—Cheaply and roughly woven.
Sides.—Overcast or selvaged.
Ends.—Usually both ends are finished alike with a short web and an extra large fringe of loose or knotted warp threads.
Border.—Three to five border stripes, generally four, one wide one and several narrow ones. As a rule they carry small designs either of a Caucasian or Persian character. The latch hook, the tarantula, the scorpion, and the wine glass designs are common.
Prevailing Colors.—Quiet tints of red, blue, yellow, and salmon, with considerable white.