Kula
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Kula is the name of a town in Western Anatolia where these wool carpets are made. The willage carpets of Kula are woven on a woolen warp and weft and for the most part have strong geometric designs. The colours are rich but soft with earth tones of rust, green, gold, and blue being common, however, the dominant colours are pastel. The most important characteristics of these carpets are that they are woven with 100% wool yarn and have varying patterns, colours and sizes. Kula carpets contain 160,000 knots per square meter. Alaong with all Kula patterns various Anatolian patterns are frequently seen in Kula carpet. Kula carpets resemble those of other Western Anatolian products like, Usak and Gordes, with their wide borders restrained colours. |
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They also tend to have a short and somewhat lusty pile. Borders usually consists of a number of stripes of about equal width decorated with little stars and flowers. The earliest patterns of Kula carpets were either geometrical or composed of highly stylised nomadic forms. In the last century Kula carpets often had richer and more imaginative floral designs. At the end of the 19th. century they were exported to Europe by the thousands, often under the name of Usak and Gordes carpets. The typical features were a light grey or cream background with floral patterns in pink and blue. Kula carpets which have furnished many homes are very elegant. They were particularly favoured for the dining room and libraries.
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