FETHIYE Vintage Cicim Kilim 194x192cm
Hand-woven vintage Kilim rug from Anatolia, combining traditional artistry with a timeless design. A unique piece, crafted from high-quality materials, enriching any room with its history and beauty.
FETHIYE Vintage Cicim Kilim 194x192cm
Wild Heart Free Soul
Kastanienallee 55
10119 Berlin
Germany
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One-of-a-Kind Vintage Kelim Rug: Limited Availability, Only One Piece Available!
- Material: 100% high-quality sheep's wool, carefully hand-spun.
- Manufacture: Artfully flat-woven on traditional wooden looms, a testament to true craftsmanship.
- Age: Vintage. Semi-antique. Circa 1960s
- Condition: Carefully restored vintage rug, in like-new condition due to professional cleaning and restoration processes.
- Origin: Fethiye, Anatolia
- Dimensions: 194 cm length x 192 cm width, 5 mm thick.
This rug is not just a piece of history, but also a work of art that lends a unique and culturally rich atmosphere to any room.
Anatolian kilims are far more than mere textile objects – they are woven memories, personal messages, and expressions of lived culture. For generations, women from nomadic tribes and villages wove their wishes, hopes, and stories into the fabric – freely, intuitively, and full of symbolism.
This kilim was also woven in an Anatolian home – from the wool of their own sheep, shorn, washed, carded, and hand-spun. The yarns were often dyed with natural pigments from madder, weld, walnut, or indigo – but from the 1950s onwards, synthetic dyes increasingly made their way into the villages. The world became faster, more colorful – not every kilim remained purely plant-dyed. Many pieces from the 1960s and 1970s bear the traces of a cultural transition in their hues: between old and new, craft and modernity.
Weaving was a ritual act – accompanied by songs, stories, silence. Often, several women sat together at the loom: mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor. Every knot, every line, every symbol carried meaning – protection, fertility, connection, strength. Symbols like the eye (Göz), the cosmic mother (Elibelinde), or the scorpion became carriers of profound messages.
They were used, loved, passed down – and some of them lay dormant in chests for a long time until one day they resurfaced.
Today, we clean and restore these pieces with the utmost respect: washed with olive soap, dried in the Antalya sun, repaired in our Istanbul atelier.
Some pieces are with us for only a few months, others accompany us for years – because we never rush. Every kilim is restored with time, care, and respect. Some await the right restorer, the summer months to bask in the sunlight – for their quiet transformation back into a living work of art.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is not a product.
It is a legacy. A woven wish.
And perhaps a companion for your home of tomorrow.
Anatolian kilims are far more than mere textile objects – they are woven memories, personal messages, and expressions of lived culture. For generations, women from nomadic tribes and villages wove their wishes, hopes, and stories into the fabric – freely, intuitively, and full of symbolism.
This kilim was also woven in an Anatolian home – from the wool of their own sheep, shorn, washed, carded, and hand-spun. The yarns were often dyed with natural pigments from madder, weld, walnut, or indigo – but from the 1950s onwards, synthetic dyes increasingly made their way into the villages. The world became faster, more colorful – not every kilim remained purely plant-dyed. Many pieces from the 1960s and 1970s bear the traces of a cultural transition in their hues: between old and new, craft and modernity.
Weaving was a ritual act – accompanied by songs, stories, silence. Often, several women sat together at the loom: mother, grandmother, sister, neighbor. Every knot, every line, every symbol carried meaning – protection, fertility, connection, strength. Symbols like the eye (Göz), the cosmic mother (Elibelinde), or the scorpion became carriers of profound messages.
They were used, loved, passed down – and some of them lay dormant in chests for a long time until one day they resurfaced.
Today, we clean and restore these pieces with the utmost respect: washed with olive soap, dried in the Antalya sun, repaired in our Istanbul atelier.
Some pieces are with us for only a few months, others accompany us for years – because we never rush. Every kilim is restored with time, care, and respect. Some await the right restorer, the summer months to bask in the sunlight – for their quiet transformation back into a living work of art.
A kilim from Wild Heart Free Soul is not a product.
It is a legacy. A woven wish.
And perhaps a companion for your home of tomorrow.
With loving and careful treatment, our kilims and carpets can last for many more generations. Our carpets don't require a lot of maintenance, but they do need the right kind. We recommend that you regularly and carefully vacuum or beat your carpet to remove dirt and dust. Vacuuming your carpet once or twice a month is sufficient. Vacuuming too frequently can wear down the knots and fibers more quickly. If your vacuum cleaner has a suction attachment, use it instead of a rotating brush.
Every few months, you should flip your carpet over and vacuum the back to remove dirt from the underside of the carpet. It's also helpful to rotate your carpet once a year to ensure even wear.
We recommend having your carpet professionally hand-washed every 3 to 5 years. Please do not have it steam or dry cleaned – that will certainly damage the carpet! Choose a carpet cleaner who uses a pH-neutral shampoo or olive soap for hand washing. The soap is worked into the carpet by hand with a soft-bristled brush and then thoroughly rinsed. If you have any questions or need assistance in choosing a carpet cleaner, please contact us. We work with trusted Oriental carpet cleaners and restorers and can pass on discounted rates to our customers.
A stain, now what?
Blot the stain with a dry cloth until it is dry. If necessary, you can dab with a slightly damp cloth and a little olive soap. Please do not attempt to wash your carpet yourself. If the stain does not come out, contact an Oriental carpet specialist immediately for cleaning. Adding a lot of liquid can make stain removal more difficult and even worsen them. This is because moisture spreads along the fibers and can get trapped in carpets with horizontal fibers (like flat weaves).
Dried food residues can be easily scraped off or brushed out.