Rug Glossary of Terms: E

• Eastern Turkestan
  An area of western China. Common motifs for rugs from this area include pots with flowers, three medallions, and geometric elements throughout the field. Rugs from this region are sometimes referred to as Samarkand
• Egypt
  Country in North Africa, Capital – Cairo. Although contemporary Egyptian rugs are of great quality, only a small number of them are exported.
• Embossed
  A process of carving pile around the design or symbol to enhance the look of the pattern.
• Emroidery
  Decorational needle-work embellishments
• Erivan
  One of the oldest towns in the world, Erevan is a famous Armenian rug center
• Ezine
  Town in Turkey known for elegant simple small rugs
• Elem
  (Turkmen) An additional border in pile rugs