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Persian Rugs: The principal sources of natural colors

Los Angeles Home of Rugs on Feb 10th 2021

Safflower: Scientific name of this plant is "Carthamus Tinctorius". The plant grows up to the height of one meter. Its leaves are thorny and shiny. The flowers of this plant are initially Saffron colo … read more

Persian Rugs: Natural dyes

Los Angeles Home of Rugs on Feb 9th 2021

The colors can be divided into two broad categories: Natural dyes and artificial dyes.Natural dyes often referred to as vegetable dyes, though many of these were obtained from animal and mineral sourc … read more

Persian Rugs: Mordants

Los Angeles Home of Rugs on Feb 9th 2021

In the dyeing terminology mordants are substances used to improve the absorption of colors by the outer surface of the wool and ensure fastness of the colors, when exposed to sunlight or water.The out … read more

Persian Rugs: Dyeing

Los Angeles Home of Rugs on Feb 7th 2021

In the rug industry, dyeing plays an extremely important role as without colors no design can be created. The dyer is a central figure, and often somewhat mysterious since the secrets of dyeing are cl … read more