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Persian Rugs
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Historical flashback provided for your knowledge! The origin of this interesting and very popular craft has a little shade of a mystery. Points of view on a place of rugs hooking birth are a way too different. Many people believe that rugs hooking had started Egypt while the others are sure that the place of rugs hooking origin is China. There is also a very strong conviction that it all started in America near New England
Many people believe that Persians were the first carpet weavers and they had been making Persian rugs
for the thousands of years. Duaring such a long history of development they have gained the perfection. That why persian rugs
are most desired rugs all over the wold. Beacause of their high quality persian rugs are expensive and that made them the symbol of wealth and luxury.
Present days in Iran(former Persia) a great number of carpet is produced. Most of them are hand-made. All these hand-made persian rugs are unique. You can never find a similar design of motif among this kind of persian rugs.
There are thre different designs which are consider to be used in Persian rugs
. They are geometric, floral and pictoril. Geometric design is formed by liner or small liner elements. Natural motifs give floral design which can be seen in many Persian rugs
. It can be also combined together with two other kinds of design.
Persian rugs with pictorial deigns are very rare and that makes them expensive and desired. Rug of this type are unique in every small detail.
The quality of persian rug depends on type of material used and the method of knithing which greatly differs in different regions of Iran.
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