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Introduction	You're invited to join the Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society. The Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society (PRTS) is a non-profit organization offering its membership opportunities to enrich their knowledge and appreciation of hand-knotted carpets and textiles. Founded in March 1999, our members number more than eighty individuals from the Philadelphia/Wilmington area. PRTS members gather six to eight times each year in informal meetings. Typically our events feature a speaker highlighting a particular Oriental rug or Textile topic. Speakers we featured to date include such noteworthy members of the rug community as internationally recognized collector/dealer Dennis Dodds, natural dye authorities Dr. Harald Bohmer, leader in the renewed use of natural dyes and designs, George Jevremovic of Material Culture, Textile and Rug curator, writer and scholar Carol Bier and Rug Study tour leader to Turkey and Central Asia, Turkish rug collector Samy Rabinovic. Affiliation PRTS is a member of the American Conference on Oriental rugs (ACOR), a nationwide organization established for the understanding and appreciation of Oriental rugs and textiles.

Introduction

You're invited to join the Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society. The Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society (PRTS) is a non-profit organization offering its membership opportunities to enrich their knowledge and appreciation of hand-knotted carpets and textiles. Founded in March 1999, our members number more than eighty individuals from the Philadelphia/Wilmington area. PRTS members gather six to eight times each year in informal meetings. Typically our events feature a speaker highlighting a particular Oriental rug or Textile topic. Speakers we featured to date include such noteworthy members of the rug community as internationally recognized collector/dealer Dennis Dodds, natural dye authorities Dr. Harald Bohmer, leader in the renewed use of natural dyes and designs, George Jevremovic of Material Culture, Textile and Rug curator, writer and scholar Carol Bier and Rug Study tour leader to Turkey and Central Asia, Turkish rug collector Samy Rabinovic. Affiliation PRTS is a member of the American Conference on Oriental rugs (ACOR), a nationwide organization established for the understanding and appreciation of Oriental rugs and textiles.