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The first month of the Persian solar calendar begins on the Spring equinox. It is celebrated worldwide by various ethnolinguistic groups and falls on or around March 21 of the Gregorian calendar.  … read more

Batik is an ancient art made with wax resistant dye on fabrics that has long been used in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and Persia.The city of Osku in Azerbaijan is the main … read more

Tabriz is an old city; in Assyrian sources, it was mentioned that typically it was built in 791 A.C. and the building of this city was related to Zobide, wife of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad, … read more

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

Gabbeh is one kind of rug produced by Lor tribesmen of Fars province for their use.The rustic simplicity of design and coloring give the rugs an unaffected freshness. The Gabbeh are often made with no … read more

The Pazyryk rug is one of the oldest carpets in the world. In 1949, Professor Rudenko began an excavation in Pazyryk (in the Altai Mountains in Kazakhstan). Amidst the frozen tombs, he discovered a pi … read more

The small city of Joshaghan is important in the history of rug weaving in Persia and has gained fame for its old-style weaving, for the interesting designs, and the fast and limpid colors.A wide range … read more

Gise Gol is a folklore song belonging to the nomads living in the central regions of Fars in Persia. The craftsman sings it while playing the Persian Ney (an end-blown flute). It illustrates the love … read more