▁namely ▁longitud inal ▁war ps , ▁crossing ▁we ft s , ▁and ▁wrapping ▁col oured ▁threads . ▁The ▁wrapping ▁threads ▁give ▁these ▁r ugs ▁additional ▁thick ness ▁and ▁strength . ▁Kil im ▁in ▁contrast ▁are ▁w oven ▁flat , ▁using ▁only ▁war p ▁and ▁we ft ▁threads . ▁Kil im ▁patterns ▁are ▁created ▁by ▁w inding ▁the ▁we ft ▁threads , ▁which ▁are ▁col oured , ▁backwards ▁and ▁for wards ▁around ▁pairs ▁of ▁war p ▁threads , ▁leaving ▁the ▁resulting ▁we ave ▁completely ▁flat . ▁Kil im ▁are ▁therefore ▁called ▁flat we ave ▁or ▁flat ware ▁r ugs . ▁ ▁To ▁create ▁a ▁sharp ▁pattern , ▁we a vers ▁usually ▁end ▁each ▁pattern ▁element ▁at ▁a ▁particular ▁thread , ▁w inding ▁the ▁col oured ▁we ft ▁threads ▁back ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁war ps , ▁leaving ▁a ▁narrow ▁gap ▁or ▁sl it . ▁These ▁are ▁pri zed ▁by ▁collect ors ▁for ▁the ▁cr isp ness ▁of ▁their ▁decor ation . ▁The ▁mot ifs ▁on ▁kil ims ▁w oven ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁are ▁const rained ▁to ▁be ▁somewhat ▁angular ▁and ▁geometric . ▁ ▁In ▁trib al ▁soci eties , ▁kil im ▁were ▁w oven ▁by ▁women ▁at ▁different ▁stages ▁of ▁their ▁lives : ▁before ▁marriage , ▁in ▁read iness ▁for ▁married ▁life ; ▁while ▁married , ▁for ▁her ▁children ; ▁and ▁finally , ▁kil im ▁for ▁her ▁own ▁fun eral , ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁mos que . ▁Kil ims ▁thus ▁had ▁strong ▁personal ▁and ▁social ▁significance ▁in ▁trib al ▁and ▁village ▁cult ures