Persian Kerman

Persian KermanKashan rugs originated in the city of Kashan, central Persia's Isfahan Province. Known as the rugs of royalty for their royal palette of reds and blues, Kashans can be found in beige, olive green and grayish blue on the international market. The warp and weft are generally cotton, the pile is sheep's wool and the Persian knots are dense, resulting in a thick, durable carpet. Knotting styles, while generally fine, vary, and carpets can feature

flowers and tendrils

Hand-knotting results in straight-lined patterns that include humans

home to the famous Ottoman manufacturers

with their cotton foundation (silk in the oldest

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The finest quality Persian rug designs made by Pakistani master weavers

although the asymmetrical Persian knot is used in some cities and – unique to the Sarab – both knots can be found within the same carpet

The pile is cut thin on these hard-wearing rugs

Using ultra-fine silk fibres

It is the semi-nomadic Kudish people of Markad – living in tribes away from the city and practicing the traditions of their ancestors – that weave the tribal Lilian rug

and its surrounding villages

vishapagorgs (dragon-carpets) and otsagorgs (serpent-carpets)