Hi Chuck,
It looks good, you did well. There are 500 bad ones for every nice one. Of course, we expected no less.
That business of progressive articulation of the design elements as one gets higher into the weaving is interesting. It is the sort of thing one encounters in other venues, but not so much in the Caucasus from my experience. Also, you got a lively set of borders as these pieces go. The adjustment from the horizontal to the vertical for the brackets was well-considered by the weaver.
This is a small point, and nomenclature for Caucasian rugs in general is an iffy situation, but I wouldn't expect people to hang the label, Marasali, on this type. I associate that term with the blue field prayer rugs that feature especially colorful boteh, sometimes described as "flaming." Perhaps my outlook on this is too narrow, and others may associate your type (which I call "white field Caucasian prayer rug") with the Marasali label.
Mabrook!
Rich
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