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Traditional dyeing refers to boiling wool, cotton, or silk spools using natural dyes derived from a group of plants rather than industrial agents and chemicals. Tabriz has been the center of hand … read more

Manual spun wool is by far better than spun wool by machine for rug weaving; natural irregularities may happen in spinning and bring a discontinuity in the diameter of fiber that makes compression in … read more

Trailer of "The Poot", a 2009 documentary about Persian hand-knotted rugs by Elham Asadi. Selected and screened at Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festivals (IDFA).IDFA writers: "Carpet weavi … read more

Shah-Abbas the great chose the city of Isfahan as the capital during the Safavid dynasty. He built many magnificent buildings and mosques in the city. Shah-Abbas, like other rulers of this dynasty, … read more

Rug weaving in Bakhtiar was first introduced not more than one hundred and eighty years ago.It would be better to explain that the rugs known as Bakhtiar are not the product of the nomadic tribesmen. … read more