Persian Hamadan

Persian HamadanHamadan rugs made in the towns and villages surrounding the city vary greatly, from quality to knot density to pattern. Finer examples include the Hosseinabad or Nahawand, while the less precious are simply referred to, collectively, as Hamadan. Dominant colours are madder reds, indigo blues and whites, with secondary colours of gold and yellow ochre, and the rugs are often based on geometric medallion and corner schemes, Herati (the most common) and

Heriz are simple and stylized

The design of Bidjar rugs consist of a medallion in the centre of the rug

These designs feature a fine repeated gul design

northeast of Tabriz in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan

Tribal camel saddlebags (khorjin) from Anatolian villages are the inspiration for the design of these colourful

each Sirjan is a unique and inestimable treasure because no two rugs are identical

and Shahsavan weavers use the Turkish knotting style

Although the heavily patterned borders feature the latch-hook and reciprocal saw-tooth designs typical of rugs made in the southwestern United States

The result is a thick

green and white colours

Using a combination of flat weave (kilim) and traditional Senneh hand-knotting

hand-knotted carpets are now produced on a large scale in Inida