In order to study the “feasibility assessment of brokerage establishment for quality control of handmade carpets with an emphasis on domestic workrooms”, indicators and quality control criteria of these carpet have been compiled. These indicators have been prioritized according to the views of producers, exporters, professionals and experts of handmade carpets, and then, the p...

Ahar is one of the carpet weaving regions in Eastern Azerbaijan. This paper is to document the designs of carpets of this area. Data is collected through surveying, using methods of observation and interviewing weavers, merchants and scholars. Six ‌carpet designs of six villages of this area including Qunigh, Cheshme Vazan, Qurchi Kandy, Haj Abedin Mazre'eh, Kaghalagh and Kalhur are studied and...

The hand-woven products indicate the identity and rich culture of our country, Iran. The weavers of “Bidgeneh village” have knitted faith and love in the warp and weft of their carpets. The Bidgeneh carpet, as one of the manifestations of high culture and art of Iran has been forgotten for many years. In spite of the long history of carpet-knitting in this village, there has been li...

Nowadays new industrial developments and its effects on fashion and consumers' taste have changed the aesthetical paradigms. Therefore it is so important to look contemporary art works in aesthetic perspective as well as commercial one. Hand-woven carpets cannot be suitable and fruitful if ignore either aesthetic condition or commercial requisites. Hand-woven carpets are our national heritage s...

During 19th century a wave of orientalism culminated and lots of orientalists departed for the eastern lands with various motivations. They started to research and write on the eastern societies, cultures, civilizations and arts, including carpets. Historiography, study of motives and designs and weave-geography of eastern carpets were of the most important points orientalists focused on. This ...

Persian silk rugs are the most intricate, and often most valuable ones among all hand-knotted carpets. Silk is luxurious, lightweight and soft. Additionally fineness of silk carpet is amazing. Then it is very important to improve its quality and useful life time. During its usage, a typical high quality Persian or Oriental silk rug is exposed to many water-based stains. Although there are now a...