Carpet Cleaning Spot

They are called Kilims.

Kilim
There is a great book, Kilim Rugs: “Tribal Tales in Wool”
The following is from a link I couldn’t attach;
(Translated from “Anadolu’da Kilimler de Konusur”, an article by Dr. Mehmet Onder in issue No. 11 of the magazine “Kultur ve Sanat” published by Turkiye Is Bankasi, Sept. 1999, Ankara, Turkey.)
This old romantic story was a beautiful explanation of the language of communication spelled out by the kilim weavers. Girls weaving kilim rugs use this secret language of kilims to express their hopes in life such as children, good fortune or a strong and handsome husband. If the kilim is weaved by a married woman, she might be showing her frustration for mother-in-law!
Ancient languages may also be expressed through symbols whose meanings are now perhaps forgotten but still kept in designs by some mysterious impulse of the subconscious. The meanings of kilim motifs, designs, their changing colors is as rich and complex as the combined heritage of cultures that contributed to kilim’s long history.
I am now happier for bringing our Anatolian kilim from Istanbul.
Now it is talking to me and giving me all the secrets in each knot.