Decorated bags made by Anatolian nomads are personal favorites. Collectors should keep in mind that the textiles currently in vogue are rarely the best bargains. Prices inevitably rise after any group of rugs or weavings has been researched and published widely. Then fashions change as the next group is promoted. Incidentally, fine ethnographic rugs and other textiles are never priced by the square foot.
Small pieces can be more expensive than large rugs.
As with any art, value is determined individually. We of course pay premium prices for antique rugs and textiles in excellent condition. A nineteenth century carpet or kilim in superb condition commands much, much more than a worn, stained, badly repaired or badly faded piece. But nearly all antique textiles and rugs have sustained some damage, and consequently, some restoration. Iron oxides in brown dyes tend to corrode the wools with time, so brown yarns wear first, and eventually disappear.