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 range, for the talent shown in dyeing and weaving was a formidable example of craftsmanship. In those days rug weaving in Kashan reached its highest peak and the talented artists left many valuable samples of their masterpieces of which a certain number ornate the famous museums of the world. One of these is the famous "hunting scene" rug, which one can admire in the museum of Vienna.

The highest degree in the art of weaving, dyeing, and designing rugs in the world is also reflected in the gold-embroidered Polonaise rugs. (Polonaise carpet also called Polish carpet, any of various hand-woven floor coverings with a pile of silk, made in Iṣfahan and other weaving centers of Persia in the late 16th and 17th centuries, at first for court use and then commercially)

Kashan produced rugs of the highest artistic craftsmanship over several centuries, especially those which were produced many years ago, are so beautiful and desirable that many rug lovers ardently wish to possess one of them.

Not long ago most of the Kashan rugs were woven with Merinos wool, but because of its high cost, the usage of it was limited. At present, the wool needed in Kashan and its dependencies is provided from around sources such as Khorasan and Kermanshah.

Formerly Down and fine silk rugs were produced in Kashan but nowadays Qom is the leader in producing rugs of this category. Fast-colored, double-weft and Senneh knotted rugs and carpets most often have lacquer-red, dark blue, turquoise blue, off-white beige, brown, and pistachio green background. All formats, especially from about 1.5 x 2. 20 meters up the large sizes are common. Runners are relatively rare.

Shah-Abbasi medallion and corner, overall Shah-Abbasi, Overall vases, Candelabra medallion, the tree with Mehrab, portrait, panorama, and geometrical Josheghan designs are those mostly woven in Kashan. 

Warps and wefts are of finely spun cotton. The rugs are dense; the quality is fine to very fine (up to 1,000,000 knots per square meter).

Different kinds of carpets and rugs resembling those of Kashan are woven in the dependencies and the villages such as Nush- Abad, Aran, Fin, Natanz, Ghamsar, and Ravand. Amidst these, the most popular are those of Natanz and Ghamsar.