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Hand Woven Beauty, The Persian Rug
Rich in antique colors the persian area rug is heavy with intricate weaving, the many colors and motifs where you can get lost in the diversity. Hand woven in many countries around the world such as Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan and other orient countries.
The artistic nature of the persian rug is extremely beautiful because they are woven by hand. Persian rugs are a top choice to many people around our world and people will pay any price they have to beautify their home.
Persian rug s created nowadays are mostly made by the use of automated machines, however you can still find the hand woven ones, they have more value of course so they cost much more than the machine created carpets. In Iran carpet weaving is the number one craft of the country. Carpets made in Iran are full of rich colors and created with very artistic patterns. A Persian area rug can be found all around the world in famous buildings, mansions and museums. If you are the owner of a persian carpet you have a most treasured possession.
Back in 2002 over $500 million dollars worth of hand woven carpets were exported from Iran, and in 2005 over $600 million. Excuding oil, the persian area rug was the No one export for Iran. There are over 5 million people employed in Iran to produce these beautiful carpets.
The most common type of material used in the production of the carpet would be wool, but they also use cotton in the production process as well for the foundation of the carpet used for cities and office buildings. The type of wool they use would be Manchester wool or Kork wool, and there are times when camel hair wool is used.
Another type of woven carpet is the silk carpet but they are less durable and more expensive. As time passes the silk carpet goes up in value. Because silk carpets don’t hold up very well they are purchased, and used as a wall decoration, instead of placing it on the floor. Silk carpets can be traced back to the sixteenth century.
The patterns you see in the Persian carpet have a name, they are called a motifs and the designs used in the carpet have special meanings, ususally referring to the area it was created in. However you can find multiple motifs in one carpet. The Boteh, Gul, Herati, Mina-Khani, Rosette and Shah Abbasi are the most common motifs.
The Persian carpet embodies the Culture and life style of the people of Iran, they are a valuable piece of art. Taking about ten months to create they become a timeless piece of art. The perfect Carpet for your living or dinning room.
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