How Oriental Rugs are Made

Posted: Feb 08, 2011 |Comments: 0 |

Creating an Oriental rug is a work of great patience. Out of plan, whim, necessity, or other, gathering and processing of basic raw materials for any hand knotted rug is done with foresight of a finely finished work of woven art. 

Each skein of pile material dyed to perform.  At times as consistent as possible: others to place emphasis on abrash for specific colors.  Soon the material is to be tied into knots, then severed to continue the weaving process and pile.  Each knot is assigned to warp threads according to color and motif.  The weaver slowly and methodically builds upon each preceding knot, while the rows rise within the frame of the loom. 

Distinguishable semblence becomes apparent as the arrangement of each hand tied knot fills space.  At times, the weaver places single arbitrary knot, or mistaken motif to hint to the hand knotted nature.  Locked in place, each is a represention of skill and time for which the finished product will come to reflect through unparalleled beauty and superior longevity. 

The delicate and labourous task of weaving is then completed, yielding perfection within imperfection.  The carpet is then cut from the loom, pile trimmed, washed and finished.  The unique approach by which raw materials are gathered, selected, spun, dyed, woven, finished and trimmed may never be accurately expressed or emulated by machines.  Especially in instances for unusually large rugs and fine palace carpets such as those from Kerman or Tabriz, which are notable weaving areas in Iran.  Centuries old weaving techniques and traditions may only belong, and be experienced by those who weave, and those who own. 



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