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Even though rug weaving in Qom started almost seventy years ago, it gained widespread recognition and fame for the attractive designs, agreeable colors, and nice texture of its rug within Persia and i … read more

Tabriz has for centuries enjoyed a great reputation as an important weaving center in Persia. In this city, rug weaving has had a long record.During the period of Mongol domination (1221-1449), the ci … read more

Bidjar has one of the finest weaves of Persia and rug weaving in this area has been a traditional occupation for hundreds of years. Throughout their history, the weavers of Bidjar have used up to thre … read more

In Kashan, the record of weaving brocade and velvet textiles as well as gold-embroidered materials and fine-knotted rugs goes back to the era of the Safavid dynasty. At that time, each piece, in its r … read more

For thousands of years, two-third of the population in Fars, composed of different tribes, have lived in this vast land and all the year round move constantly to find a mild climate and green pastu … read more

The Turkmen tribesmen, whose ancestors were the Mongol Turks years ago, settled in the southeast of the Caspian Sea. Some of the tribal weavers of 'Tekke' who fled and took refuge in Persia after the … read more

In the last one hundred years, Azerbaijan has had its outstanding share in contributing to the expansion of the rug industry. So, when in Istanbul the rugs in stock were insufficient, the merchants of … read more

After World War 1, the national sentiments and the hostile feelings of the Persian people toward the Europeans obliged the foreign firms to close their factories. They continued their trade with the P … read more

During the reign of the Safavid dynasty in Persia, the arts of calligraphy, gilding, tiling, painting, miniatures, architecture, and carpet weaving approached their highest previous level. In this … read more

The ancient city of Yazd is considered the last holly city of Zoroastrians of Persia and still hosts a small society of their priests, Mobeds, and there is a beautiful fire temple.Yazd was famous like … read more

Although there are several references in the holy books and ancient manuscripts to the first efforts of mankind at weaving, there is no evidence that such references apply to the pile rug. What lit … read more

In the century after the death of Shah Abbas the Great who overthrew the last king of the Safavid dynasty (Shah-Sultan Hossein), and during the revolt of the Afghan Army (1721), interest in the fine a … read more