 Carpets woven with a knot count greater than 10×10 knots/cm2 are intended to be used as a wall or pillow tapestry, because their fabric is less resistant to mechanical stress.These very fine, intricately-woven rugs and carpets are usually no larger than 3×3 m.

Traditional dyes used for Anatolian carpets are obtained from plants, insects and minerals.In 1856, the English chemist William Henry Perkin invented the first aniline dye, mauveine.