Handmade Rugs } Persian Rugs, tribal bags and runners
PERSIAN QASHQAI
The Qashquai are the largest and best known of Iran's nomadic tribes. Though not really a tribe indefinite they are rather a tribal confederation of people sharing closely related dialects and ethnic identity. The Qashqai are primarily descended from Turkoman or Azeri/Ersari tribes.
They speak a language that is in the Southern Azeri/Ersari language family. Their skill in craftsmanship and love of colour are evidenced both in their rugs and the clothing of the women.
The Qashquai weave several types of rugs. A characteristic product can be recognized by its all-wool construction, heavy ribbing on the reverse, strong deep colours (particularly the red), and the use of traditional motifs such as the 'Hashing' or crab.
Typically, the designs are geometrical with a row of three of five medallions down the middle of the rug, or in the centre and corners. The whole field is generally covered with small geometric motifs. Qashqai rugs average 70 to 170 knots per square inch. Though all traditional examples of Qashqai rugs have all wool construction including wool wefts and warps, newer village pieces may have cotton wefts and are generally more coarsely woven. The Qashquai are famous also for their artefacts: horse blankets, saddlebags, ropes, etc.
ASSORTED TRIBAL BAGS
RED AFGHAN CARPETS
PAKISTAN BOKHARA CARPETS
FINE KASHMIR SILKS
Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug weaving in Kashmir was not originally
indigenous but is thought to have come in by way of Persia. Silk Kashmiri weaving is therefore
strongly reflective of Persian styling. Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are made predominantly
in the Srinagar area of Kashmir , and generally confined to the men of the family, though
nowadays, women are also entering the trade. Hand Knotted pure Silk pile on a cotton
warp and weft.
After weaving the rug is clipped with shears to smoothness, and then treated with several brightening and protective chemical washes. The colour way of Silk Kashmir and its details differentiate it from any other carpet. And while on the subject of colours, it should be kept in mind that although the colors of Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are more subtle and muted than elsewhere in the country, only chemical dyes are used-vegetable dyes have not been available now for hundred years.
PERSIAN RUNNERS
LONG PERSIAN RUNNERS 300 X 79 APPROX
SHORT PERSIAN RUNNERS 200 X 70
A LARGE SELECTION OF ASSORTED RUNNERS IN STOCK FROM 2 METRES TO 9 METRES
PERSIAN BIDJAR
Bidjar rugs are mainly woven in the town of Bidjar and its surrounding villages. Bidjar is located in the province of Kurdistan in northwest of Iran. Bidjar rugs are mostly considered village rugs because whether woven in the town of Bidjar itself or its surrounding villages, they are woven inside houses rather than workshops. The pattern of Bidjar rugs
is a combination of curvilinear and geometric with curvilinear being dominant. The favorite colours
of Bidjar weavers consist of navy, cherry red, brown, light blue, pink, yellow, beige and
ivory.
The signature design of Bidjar rugs is the herati medallion-and-corner, which has a very large hexagon-shaped medallion usually with pendants. Often several hexagon medallions are woven inside
one another and they become larger as they get further away from the centre. Bidjar weavers
beat the weft strands against the rows of knot repeatedly until the weave becomes extremely compact.
As a result, Bidjar rugs are dense, heavy, and exceptionally durable. Since the warp and the
weft strands are so firmly pressed together, if Bidjar rugs are folded, their foundation may break.
Therefore, they should not be folded; they should be rolled.
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