How to Find and Identify a Real Hereke Carpet Signature
If you're lucky enough to be looking at a high-end silk rug and wondering if it's truly an investment piece, the first thing you should look for is the hereke carpet signature woven directly into the pile. It's basically the "designer label" of the rug world, but instead of being sewn on as a tag after the fact, it's painstakingly knotted into the foundation as the weaver works. ...