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The Bessarabian Covor

Four marks of a true covor

The field is black, never cream

Charcoal wool, not ivory — the dark ground is what sets the covor apart from the pale Aubusson floral.

Roses bloom, lozenges do not

Naturalistic garlands of full-petalled roses and serpentine vines — no flat geometric kilim diamonds.

Six dyes, drawn from plants and roots

Crimson, rose, forest and moss green, sky blue, marigold gold — saturated, matte, and earned by hand.

The edge is fringed, the weave is flat

A true flat-weave finishes in knotted warp fringe and keeps its matte wool surface — no pile, no sheen.

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