IRAN ART EXHIBITION: A PERFECT GUIDANCE TO MACRAWEAVING Materials If you have purchased one my macraweaving kits, you will find the following materials inside. If you are using your own materials, the following list includes my recommendations for a 2-3’ long and 1’ wide wall hanging: • 12” copper pipe • 100 ft of cotton […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: KNITTING IS ART OF THREADS AND NEEDLES Knitting is a fiber art in which loops of yarn are interlocked with the assistance of specially designed needles. Europeans have been knitting since around the 15th century, when both Italy and Spain started the practice, and it quickly spread. Modern knitting can be accomplished […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT IS KNITTING PRODUCT? knitting, production of fabric by employing a continuous yarn or set of yarns to form a series of interlocking loops. Knit fabrics can generally be stretched to a greater degree than woven types. The two basic types of knits are the weft, or filling knits—including plain, rib, purl, […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT IS APPLICATION OF JAJIM RUGS? What is Jajim, perhaps is a common question of people interested in traditional Iranian handicrafts. Jajim is one of the beautiful handicrafts of Iran, which is woven with colored threads in small widths and long lengths. Our article includes Origin of the word “Jajim”, its history, […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: PERSIAN GABBEH RUGS TALK TO YOU WITH ITS PATTERN! Is this an incredible new designer we have yet to hear about? No, not exactly but good guess. A Gabbeh is a handmade Persian rug, traditionally woven by Qashqai or Luri weavers in Iran. These rugs are and were simple, whimsical, or modern […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: ALL TYPES OF KILIM AND ITS HISTORIC GROWTH IN ARDABIL CITY Knowing the types of handmade kilims and knowing them can guide you a lot when buying. A kilim is a relatively simple weave that is used as a rug in many areas. The material of kilims generally consists of two animal […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH IS CHANGED BY PROGRESSING TECHONOLOGY World-renowned for our modern and contemporary carpet collections, all too often, the smaller and more tribal-styled carpets go unnoticed. In this week’s Staff Pick, we will discuss a smaller vintage Gabbeh carpet and re-discover more about the Gabbeh tribe, the carpet’s construction, and the overall carpet […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GABBEH RUGS ARE WOVEN BY WOMEN TRADITIONALLY Gabbeh rugs are made by the nomadic Qashqai tribes of southern Iran. They are rough cut and long piled rugs of rich color and best quality wool. They are sometimes referred to by the heritage of the specific tribe by which they are woven, such […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WANT HIGH QUALITY CARPETS FROM IRAN (GABBEH) The advent of Persian Gabbeh rugs (gah-BAY) from Iran into the Western market is relatively new, even though the earliest of these rugs were being woven in Persia as early as the 1500s. Fifty years ago, most rug enthusiasts had not even heard of them. […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: KILIM WEAVING IS AN ANCIENT ART Weaving has been one of the initial arts and industries of different mankind tribes. There are evidences proving the existence of rug and Kilim in ancient civilizations of Persian plateau. The history of appearance of rug weaving in Iran dates back to 1500 to 2000B.C. while […]