tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post7366167930501748980..comments2024-03-28T06:10:51.330-04:00Comments on Saracen Heart: KilimCarolyn Abiadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-42273201268056233162010-10-05T21:28:37.182-04:002010-10-05T21:28:37.182-04:00I've seen them around but I never knew their n...I've seen them around but I never knew their name. I think they are gorgeous. I love the colours and patterns.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-56256940503244339432010-10-05T19:26:59.586-04:002010-10-05T19:26:59.586-04:00I've never heard about them but I love the loo...I've never heard about them but I love the look. I wonder if I can pick any up in Mexico.<br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-77333811614188290972010-10-05T15:47:27.858-04:002010-10-05T15:47:27.858-04:00It's beautiful! Makes me wish we had a couch ...It's beautiful! Makes me wish we had a couch without a floral pattern, but when you take hand-me-downs, it's hard to be choosy--still, I think it're really beautiful--nice alternative to a painting on the wall.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-5690596082760801542010-10-05T11:22:08.287-04:002010-10-05T11:22:08.287-04:00yep, and the older they get the more valuable they...yep, and the older they get the more valuable they are, right? There was an "oriental" rug shop in BR when I was growing up and I think the owners were first-gen American. My parents bought some rugs there. I have a small one~ :o)LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-63234105389992014622010-10-05T10:29:26.524-04:002010-10-05T10:29:26.524-04:00They're so pretty. I love the patterns.They're so pretty. I love the patterns.Carolyn V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15456210036213016603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-5319524721013318962010-10-05T10:16:35.043-04:002010-10-05T10:16:35.043-04:00@ Rayna - no connection to kalam as far as I know....@ Rayna - no connection to kalam as far as I know. Kalem in Turkish/Arabic also means pen.<br /><br />@ Jules - other nomadic peoples make flatweave materials too. The Kilim happens to be from the Turkic nomads.Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-56825182560849537532010-10-05T10:08:07.499-04:002010-10-05T10:08:07.499-04:00I had no idea where it came from but I have always...I had no idea where it came from but I have always like it :)<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207479524287004185.post-87111735070815374972010-10-05T08:53:24.368-04:002010-10-05T08:53:24.368-04:00We get kilim carpets in India too, but I never kne...We get kilim carpets in India too, but I never knew they originated in the Middle East. I always thought kilim was a corruption of the Hindi/ Urdu word - kalam (pen).Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.com