During my AM mania.....I emailed new rug people I found via Google. So many I can't even remember. I was just desperate to learn and get the ACCURAT4E DATA I NOW INSIST ON, esp about actual origins of "new" Sarouks and Kork.

Part of me is out of control, Satan occupies my body and makes me bid on rugs I know are not right for me and know WHY; or...I "decide" this is totally it, and then more data & confusion arrives.....that part of me is cause I want this over. The better part of me is on more important autopilot to chase those data so I do Not end up again being a chump as I was when I sold my Sarouk to the Opportunists.

Pro may be right about the Kork Crock. Alas. I just did not want him to be cause I JUST WANT MY RUG, OK?????? And I needed the neo SarouK with the navy borders and the confirmed 180 KPSI to be IT. It was, however briefly.

Below, I will paste some remarkable emails in response to a couple of my queries:

Jill,

There is nothing attached to your enquire to know what is what you are referring to as “the price of this one”.

My second guess is that you are referring to our new Sarouks as part of our Farahan Sarouk Collection. They are all made in India from virgin wool. Their knot count is about 225PSI which is considered fine for their type. These Sarouks, as most rugs today, are tea washed for older/ more authentic look.

There are new Sarouk rugs made in Persia today. Our Persian Sarouk rugs are not new though. Most of ours are from the 1930s.
Can you be somewhat more specific to what size you are looking for and what colors you like.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Edward Pantikian

Safavieh Carpet

212 888-0626
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This next: sit down.....I posted my initial mail elsewhere, I think, but will include it herein:

They are making new serouks but not for the Western markets. As far as kork wool, they say they are using it but how would we ever know. They also say they aren't making nuclear weapons. Thank you
Armen Minasian
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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From: Jillmorrisone@aol.com
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 01:43:34 EST
To: <info@minasian.com>
Subject: Website inquiry


Greetings.

Lovely site. Hand knotted with high KPSI. lol If I may take advantage by asking this question: are neo Sarouks being made now in Iran of Kork wool?

Bless you for any data you might provide,
Jill
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Now if interested, pls go to New Topic I will do reflecting other, new research re Neo Sarouks being made in Iran (OR NOT), and those being made in India. I know God is trying to teach me patience and it it is for my own good.....but it is hard.

Thaks so much! I only found them in the midst of my mania. Just earlier, I sent them this:

Hi,

I appreciate yr response, this Rug Hunt has been enervating, so sorry about the absence of a link to a specific Sarouk.

I was raised with very fine (I finally get), classic, antique "American" Sarouks. I inherited one I made the terrible mistake of selling around 6 years ago.....a transaction in which I was terribly exploited, I now know.

To replace the one I had....amazing condition, little pile wear, fabulous colors, amaizng field and border detail...it was around 8 plus by 11 plus....might be unaffordable given all my exhaustive research in the last weeks.

I believe I must settle for a neo Sarouk, alas. I no longer trust that decent ones are being made in Iran, forget of Kork wool. I also insist on no treating, i.e, tea wshing... and I want decent KPSI.....I will no longer take anyone's word for those, I must either see the carpet in person or just as good, a high res image of the underside with a rule so I can count myself. The more finely woven rugs are sometimes around 180 KPSI.....but often listed at 300. Along with other smoke & mirror representations.

The seconds from Iran and God knows where, mostly offered on such as ebay....low KPSI, terrible colors, designs, and often clearly with color run and worse.....are garbage.

I appreciate yr time,
Jill

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Edit: I just inquired about one in their reproduction collection and two in their antique sarouk collection. i alreayd know I can't afford either of the latter two, we shall see about the new one.