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 city of Tabriz, together with the city of Harat (in ancient Khorasan), was one of the outstanding trade centers where the rug industry was in its utmost stage of evolution.

For many long years, Tabriz rugs, with their interesting designs, durability, fineness, and pleasant colors have always been sought after in Persia and abroad.

In the last seventy years, the prevailing designs consist of vases with flowers, trees, animals, hunting-scenes, Mehrabi (prayer rugs) with candelabra, branches and leaves with scattered tiny flowers, repeated panels, overall panels, and panoramic.

The dimension of Tabriz productions varies from the smallest up to the biggest sizes. Depending on the design and the fineness of the rug, Tabriz craftsmen can tie about eight thousand to twelve thousand knots daily, and those who are skilled and professional tie up to fifteen thousand knots a day.

In Tabriz, throughout the past years, numerous workshops have been installed and have been active. Due to their artistic merit, the productions of rugs in these factories were and still are in great demand. Some of these designs have been copied by other weavers in different parts of Persia.