27273-Sarough Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Traditional Authentic/ Size: 5'2"x 2'2"/157cm x 65cm

27273-Sarough Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Traditional Authentic/ Size: 5'2"x 2'2"/157cm x 65cmNR: 27273 Location: Sarough Size: 5'2"x 2'2" 157cm x 65cm Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton SAROUGH Details: Sarough rugs are made in the Markazi province in northwestern Iran, woven in the village of Saruk and the city of Arak as well as the surrounding countryside. Saroughs are hand knotted on a vertical loom using warp and weft in cotton. The weft consists of two or sometimes three threads. In carpets made before 1915, the weft is pushed down

Afghan knotters only had access to: black

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A red field is one of the more popular of the three

The finest old Ghashgai are extremely valuable and the better contemporary items are almost certain to retain their value to a high degree

The first looms were set up in the holy city of Ghom around the 1930s as a result of the initiative of a group of merchants from Kashan

and yellow

It would appear that these examples were made with wool imported from Australia and which was used for making very highly priced materials

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but the inferior ones may hold cotton or goat’s hair

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