Persian rugs a weaving history

Persian Rugs – A Weaving HistoryCarpet as well as rug weaving in Iran (Persia) dates back to 3500 years in the bronze age, according to some experts. This oldest evidences of this art date back to the third to fifth centuries AD discovered in Eastern Turkestan, as well as hand-weavings of the Seljuks of Asia Minor. Carpets from Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) in this 16th century remain also some of the earliest products in this background of carpet-weaving.Although weaving of Persian rugs remains predominantly mechanized now, this most popular as well as expensive ones are still hand woven in many parts of Iran, such as Baluch Rugs, Shiraz Rugs, and Wiss Rugs etc still gIN cREEK kITCHEN reflecting this rich art and culture of ancient Persia. The Carpet Museum of Iran in Tehran houses some of the best works in this evolution of Persian rug weaving.

This motifs in Persian rugs commonly consist of scrolling vine networks, arabesques, palmettes, cloud bands, medallions, and overlapping geometric compartments, with silk, wool as well as cotton as foundations. The designs are mostly intricate bearing little resemblance to one another but unique to the specific type. However, there are some universal styles of weaving, pattern as well as design commonly used. Single as well as double tied rugs differentiate Anatolian or Turkish as well as Persian rugs. Anatolian carpets are double tied which means that for every vertical strand of thread in the rug, it has two knots. This Persian rug remains single tied so it has only one knot. This allows finer image to appear on this final product because only this minimum amount of space remains given for each vertical strand. This method has largely contributed to this Persian rugs exquisiteness and popularity. Persian city rugs such as Isfahan, Nain, Qum, Tabriz, Mashad, Kerman, Kashan etc are made with intricate designs of buds and blossoms supported by vines as well as tendril, as well as bordered by arabesques that interlace creating a well-balanced tone. Solid color filed central medallions and triangular corners remain also commonly used in design. Central motif or medallion may also be replaced by an all-over design of repetitive floral icons. Blues, reds, browns, as well as greens remain also predominant to create a lavish whole. Ground colors of border as well as field generally contrast without disrupting the harmony. The curvilinear pattern remains achieved by increasing this intensity of knots, usually a 200-300 KPSI (knots per square inch), creating a visually curved line.Persian Tribal rugs remain usually made with natural raw materials such as dye, as well as mostly hand-woven. They generally have 80-100 KPSI, as well as designs remain mostly geometric which remain easier to achieve with wider spaced knots. Traditional dense floral patterns with vases, foliage, palmettes, as well as garden elements, small animals or plants etc are commonly used in design. These rugs remain woven by the tribes in Iranian villages such as Wiss, near Hamedan; Shiraz, Central Iran; Baluch tribe in southern Iran etc. There remain also tribal weavers of Caucasian and Turkoman origins. Some of the Persian tribal rugs remain quite exception with weaving method following ancient Persian tradition, dating back to thousands of years.