Rippon Boswell & Co - International auction house and the only specialist anctioneer in the world that deals exclusively in antique carpets and textiles. Includes details of services and sale dates. - http://www.rippon-boswell-wiesbaden.de/english/index.html
Oriental Rugs History - Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs. - http://www.oriental-rugs-history.com
Pazyryk Gesellschaft - German collector club, with announcements, exhibitions and other information. [German and English] - http://www.pazyryk-gesellschaft.com/en/index.php
Costumes and Textiles - Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art - http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=browpage&dept=cost
Franses US - North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions. - http://www.fransesus.com/
Seattle Textile and Rug Society - Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area. - http://seattletextileandrugsociety.org
Antique Ottoman Rugs in Transylvania - Based on Stefano Ionescu's book of the same title, with over 260 color photos of antique rugs. - http://www.transylvanianrugs.com
Peter Pap Oriental Rugs - Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire. - http://www.peterpaporientalrugs.com
Persian Carpet - Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets. - http://www.persian-carpet.info
Azerbaijan Carpets - Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets. - http://www.presentltd.com/rugs/
Hajji Baba Club - Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club. - http://www.hajjibaba.org/
Oriental Rugs of Bath - Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations. - http://www.orientalrugsofbath.com
Perryman Oriental Carpets - Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services. - http://antiquerugs.com.au
Keshishian Carpets - Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles. - http://www.keshishiancarpets.com
Beauvais Carpets - Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day. - http://www.antique-oriental-carpets.com/
Meidan 91 - Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs. - http://www.meidan91.wanex.net
Cocoon - Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia. - http://www.cocoontr.com/category.php
Jozan - Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs. - http://www.jozan.net/
Cetinkaya Gallery - Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions. - http://www.cetinkayagallery.com
Urartu Carpets & Kilims - Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia. - http://www.urartu.com.tr
Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs - Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors. - http://www.shaver-ramsey.com/aboutus.asp
Tribal Art at Rimea.net - A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs. - http://www.rimea.net/tribalart.htm
Raymond Benardout Gallery - Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries. - http://www.raymondbenardout.com
TextilesAsArt.com - Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles. - http://www.textileasart.com/
Gallery Anatolia - Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims. - http://www.galleryanatolia.com
Collins Gallery - Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars. - http://bijar.com
deYoung Museum Textiles - Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum. - http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/collections/collection.asp?collectionkey=41
Holly L. Smith & Co. - The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer. - http://www.hollysmithrugs.com
JBOC's Notes on Oriental Rugs - Barry O'Connell's opinions of oriental rugs and the people involved with them. - http://www.spongobongo.com/
Gallery Tulip - Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese. - http://gallerytulip.com
Christopher Legge - Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets. - http://www.christopherleggeorientalcarpets.com
HALI - English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art. - http://www.hali.com
Emmett Eiland's Oriental Rugs - San Francisco bay area (Berkeley) dealer's site has topical articles about oriental rugs. - http://www.internetrugs.com/
Armenian Rugs and Carpets - Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia. - http://www.armsite.com/rugs/
Silk Road - New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail. - http://www.silkroadrugs.com/
Hort Oriental Rugs - Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each. - http://www.hortorientalrugs.com
Alberto Levi Gallery - Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions. - http://www.albertolevi.com
Tschebull Antique Carpets - Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs. - http://www.tschebullantiquecarpets.com
FlyingRugs - Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information. - http://www.flyingrugs.com
New England Rug Society - Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles. - http://www.ne-rugsociety.org
International Conference on Oriental Carpets - Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale. - http://www.icoc-orientalrugs.org/
eRug Gallery - Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section. - http://www.eruggallery.com
Brandon Oriental Rugs - Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world. - http://www.brandonrugs.com
Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies - University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander. - http://www.math.utsa.edu/sphere/salingar/contr.carpet.html
One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles - Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. - http://www.asianart.com/textiles/textile.html
Mark Keshishian and Sons - Dealer site with some articles about rugs. - http://www.orientalcarpets.net/
The Persian Carpet Gallery - A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran. - http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Images/Persian_Carpet/carpet.html
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets - A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector. - http://www.jacobsenrugs.com/index.html
RugLore - An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast. - http://home.earthlink.net/~gordsa/
Textile Museum - Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop. - http://www.textilemuseum.org
Textile Gallery - Michael Franses' commercial site with scholarly exhibitions - http://www.textile-art.com/
Kilim.com - Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum. - http://www.kilim.com
Oriental Rug Review - A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material. - http://www.rugreview.com
Cloudband - On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade. - http://www.cloudband.com
Vanishing Textiles - Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles. - http://www.vanishingtextiles.com/
Harlequin Thunderstrand - A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali. - http://www.thunderstrand.com/
NonPlusUltra - Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow. - http://www.nonplusultra.com/