kilims handicrafts

What is a rug?

A rug is a kind of underlay, the texture of which, unlike a carpet, does not have any lint. The rug is woven from wool ya.

This art is more prosperous in the nomads and in the rural areas, but with the education available in the city, there are also people who are interested in this art and do the work of carpet weaving.

Carpet raw materials

Carpet ya is woven from the begiing with cream or natural sheep and goat wool ya, but with the passage of time, cotton ya and synthetic yas such as acrylic, chrome, etc. are also woven. But in principle, the material that should be used for weaving the rug is natural wool.

The time of the creation of the rug

After humans designed clothing for themselves, and over time, they thought of using underlays, and little by little, carpet weaving became popular with the advent of spiing wool.
This art belongs to 2500 years before Christ and the oldest carpet was discovered in this era and among the works of ancient Egypt.

Areas of carpet texture

In addition to Iran, this hand art is produced in various countries of the Middle East such as: China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, etc. In our country, in addition to the tribes and nomads, there is this beautiful product in the provinces of Khorasan, Fars, Kurdistan, Baluchistan, Yazd, Azerbaijan, Kermanshah, etc.

The map used in the carpet

Most of the designs that are used in carpet weaving are different geometric shapes such as square, rhombus, hexagon, but not all carpets are woven with this design and many of the designs are based on mental and so-called mental plans and maps, which include maps. Nature and animals also.

Different designs mostly depend on the areas in which it is woven. And it is different.

Steps of carpet weaving

Like a woven rug, a rug needs a carpet hanger to set it up.
After that, it's time to blacken the carpet.
And with the help of woolen threads, the weaving is started by hand and the weaver implements the pattes on the carpet.

All kinds of rugs

In every part of Iran, the tribes have their own rugs. We introduce the most famous ones below.

Shahsuni

One of the most famous clans of Iran is Shah Son. The rugs woven by this tribe are delicate and known as Sumak, and in the local dialect it is also called Vei.

The texture designs of this family are mostly designs of animals, including deer, horses and birds. which is combined with geometric shapes. It has a high variety of texture and it is rare that you find two designs with a map between them. They weave these rugs with coarse and dry wool.

It is also important to know that most of the horse saddles are rug type and are woven and produced by Il Shahson.

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It is one of the highest quality rugs available for Aqvaam Ler, and they use carpet weaving to produce large rugs for storing household items.

The patte of the carpet of these nomads is of geometric shapes and animals specific to that region, and most of the colors of the carpet in those areas are green, black, blue, and white.

Glim Khamsa

This type of carpet belongs to the five tribes of Shirazi, and the name Khamsa refers to the intermingling of these five tribes in this province. Among them, two tribes speak Arabic, two tribes speak Turkish, and one of them, which is known as Basri, speaks Persian.

Their rugs are also Sumaki, which is also known as ten willows. The background of the design that is woven is mostly dark and stars are woven diagonally in the form of intertwined rhombuses. kilim bag

Balochi

The design and color of these fabrics are derived from the weather conditions of the Baloch tribes. The models of these carpets are striped and different designs and colors are used in each row.

The handicrafts of these tribes use dark colors such as liver, dark blue, camel and brown, and of course bright colors such as green, red and yellow are also their characteristics.

Harsin

This area in Kermanshah province is one of the most important carpet weaving centers in Iran. Perhaps the most important feature of this type of rugs is that the artist weaves them using their own taste and environmental conditions.

The border designs and their background are small and colorful in such a way that you caot find empty space between the pattes.
The artists of this region use goat wool in the border of the rugs because it is resistant to willow and its color is usually gray, green, white, red and purple.

Qashqai

The diversity of designs and colors of the weaves of this tribe is known because they are woven either in the Atrak place or during migration and the abundance of natural landscapes around the artist created this diversity.

The main role of this rug is geometric and animal designs, such as: eight-pointed star, octagon and images of goat, peacock and deer.

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This type of carpet is specific to Sanandaj, which is produced very delicately and with high quality. And the worked designs of Herati say that bush designs and diagonal lines constitute its motifs.

The Sane rug has a very beautiful and famous design, in which there is a tranji patte in the middle, and the background is colorful, and a delicate bush design is also visible in it.

Turkmen

In this type, bright red color plays the main role. These rugs are strong and light, and the designs are grouped based on a basic patte called a flower

And they weave them into hexagons and octagons. It is interesting to know that in the Turkmen model, each flower represents a family.

cleveess

This type of carpet has a small and grooved texture and is long and durable; These braids are produced in Saveh, Zarand and Qazvin villages.

Afshari

This design has a natural or garlic color background with many stars printed on it; In the Afshar rug, star flowers are seen in the form of intertwined rhombuses, which are placed diagonally next to each other.

Carpet market

Today, many Iranian housewives use traditional rugs to beautify their homes. This art of our country attracts every audience due to its special roles and diversity

And for this reason, in addition to a good domestic export market, our country is one of the largest carpet exporters in the world, along with India and Pakistan.

Kitchen rug

The best option to use under the rug in the kitchen instead of a carpet that has fluff is to use a rug that has no fluff and is very easy to clean.

You can get a beautiful handmade rug for your kitchen at a lower cost than a handmade carpet .

Carpet photo

Carpet is one of the types of handicrafts , the main material of which is goat or sheep wool, and unlike carpet, it has a texture without lint and consists of warp and weft.

What does the patte of the carpet originate from?

The pattes of rugs are different according to the location of the carpet weaving, and the emergence of different pattes of rugs is always influenced by geographical factors and based on the mind of the weaver, it is inspired by the surrounding nature and the richness of that society. They are engaged in the art of rug weaving, for example, the border of a rhombus in some rugs shows the movement of river water, or pattes similar to the sun, which are called sun flowers, show the blessing of the sun and the fertility of the soil. Or, for example, back-to-back collars indicate anger, and collars facing each other indicate reconciliation and peace. The pattes are usually geometric and include rhombuses, triangles, quadrangles, hexagons, types of flowers, types of bushes, types of domestic animals and many other pattes.

The rug has a unique traditional and vegetable dyeing and as mentioned above, all those pattes are woven mentally and full of taste and taste of the weavers, that is, the weaver weaves it without referring to the plan, which is the reason for the prosperity of this rug . It has become an art.

Applications of carpet weaving art

The art of carpet weaving is considered one of the most beautiful handicrafts in Iran. Carpets are used to decorate the walls of the house, the floor covering around the carpets, entrance hangings, rugs , etc.

It should be noted that this type of fabric, because it is made of natural fibers, also has therapeutic properties, which can be used to separate the static electricity and prevent cracking of the heel of the human foot.

 All kinds of rugs

 Rugs have different types and roles according to the geographical region where they are woven. In Iran, this diversity has caused the rug to take on different names.

- Gilim Il Shahson

- Glim Lori

- Harsin rug

- Baloch rug

- Khamsa rug

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