Hereke

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Hereke:  
The finest contemporary and highest quality of silk and wool carpets currently made in Turkey are produced in a town near Istanbul, called Hereke.  

The Hereke carpets are either woven in pure silk or cotton and wool.  The pure silk carpets use silk from Bursa.  

In wool and cotton carpets the warps and wefts are cotton and the best quality of wool is used for the knots in the pile. Hereke carpets have the highest knot density of all Turkish carpets.

The dominant colours in Hereke carpets are dark blue, cream and cinnamon and occasionally yellow and green are used.  The traditional floral designs are common and each design has its own name, such as:  Selcuk Star, Seven Mountain Flowers, Polonaise, One Thousand and One Flower and Tulip.  The flowers in the design and the harmony of colours add warmth to a home.  

Hereke carpets are often referred to as the “King of Carpets.”  This reference relates to the high quality of the carpets as well as to history when most of the Sultans palaces were furnished solely with carpets from Hereke.