Abstract: Sultanabad is the name of one of the famous Iranian carpet weavers, which was later renamed Arak, and in the past produced rural-style carpets.In the Qajar period, with the provision of activities of multinational corporations such as Ziegler in this region, Sultan Abad becomes one of the carpet export and export centers of Iran.  This process changes the carpet style of the region f...

Introduction: Carpet-weaving is one of the hard and harmful jobs, which affect the health of the workforce. Based on the previously conducted research, musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder, and lower back regions are common among carpet weavers. This study conducted to investigate the muscle activity of the shoulder and lower back regions in carpet weavers during work on traditional ...

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of carpet weaving at a proposed workstation on Upper Trapezius (UTr) fatigue during a task cycle. Fatigue in the shoulder is one of the most important precursors for upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. One of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders between carpet weavers is disorder of the shoulder region. Methods: This cross-se...

Iranian artists and craftsmen have been interested in decorations for a long time. Geometric, animal and plant motifs and sometimes a line in various combinations adorned all or part of their handmade works. The art of carpet weaving hasn't been excluded. Carpet designers have created beautiful and sometimes unique designs by the influence of religion, politics, culture and other common arts du...

Ninteen samples of dust from wool and carpet-weaving places around Tabriz were collected. Dust mites of wool and carpet-weaving places were separated and identified based on morphological characteristics. Genus and species of mites per gram of dusts, were determined. The results showed that dominant population of mites were: Dermatophagoides farinae (64%), Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ...

The role of human resources and its effective management in the development and development of countries is known. In handmade carpet industry, attention to human tissue is not considered as the most dynamic element of the cycle of production of handmade carpet booms. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of pathology of factors influencing the preservation and increase of manpowe...

Carpet is one of the Iranian arts that is shaped in direct interaction with designers and weavers and therefore is a visual expression of their beliefs and ideas. This statement of beliefs, originates from the artist’s mentality influenced by culture, customs and religious teachings of society which is then traced on the vertexes of the carpet in different arrays and in the form of variou...