Selvadge carpets is one of the side and specialized carpet weaving works that has always been considered by the lovers of this field. One of the things that is common between handmade and machine-made carpets is weaving or weaving, but the method of doing it is different in these two types of carpets.

In this article, we intend to fully understand what Farahan carpet is and what it is important in carpet weaving, and then to examine the types of weaving and how to use it in handmade and machine-made carpets.

Knowing the Selvadge carpets

The Selvadge carpets, in a professional way, means using 3 to 5 threads of the same color on the side of the carpet, which are wrapped around 2 to 6 pieces next to the carpet. But if we want to express this issue to you in a simpler and more understandable way, we must say that Shirazeh Farsh means:

The “longitudinal margins of the rug” that you will see if you take a simple look at the edges of your home rugs; In fact, the stitching that is attached to the side of the carpet and is carpeted with a thick thread and a special needle in the longitudinal edge.

The type of yarn color used in Shiraz can be changed depending on the taste of the carpet owner or according to the color of the carpet mold. Other names for carpet headboard are the screws and the edge of the carpet.

In the old carpet weaving and especially the carpets that were woven in villages and nomads, the side of the screw was in the form of a strip two to four centimeters wide, which today has a more regular shape and is basically tubular and completely circular. .

After recognizing and introducing what is Shiraz Farsh? Let’s go to the answer to this question, what exactly are the advantages and properties of using Shiraz in carpets?

What are the benefits of Selvadge carpets?

All experts agree that the presence of a Selvadge carpets is essential, but what are the characteristics of the head that its presence in the carpet texture is so important? Here are four reasons for the benefits of breastfeeding:

1. The first issue is definitely the beauty of the work. Many carpet weavers and weavers have high taste and implement beautiful designs in the longitudinal edge of the carpet and give a special beauty to the carpet by striking attractive heads.

2. Heading makes the right and left sides of the carpet strong; In the structure of the carpet, you see the lint and threads that are placed next to each other to create the carpet, now these side threads, if not restrained, will be separated from the longitudinal texture of the carpet over time and reduce the margins. They are carpeted. The work and duty that is the responsibility of a woman.

3. In general, everywhere and in every product, the existence of order is very important, the carpet, which is a work of art, this issue is doubly important in it, the work that is done with the edges of the carpet will give order and elegance to it. Be.

4. Covering carpets next to the carpet is also the last option that needs to be mentioned about the benefits of weaving.

Types of Selvadge carpets

In general, there are two main methods and one side method for performing head licking; Connected, detached and wicker headband, for which you need cream that matches the color of the carpet, needle and embroidered leather thread.

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A) Connected head

Learning this method of carpet weaving requires knowing the steps of carpet weaving and is used in handmade carpets. When you proceed according to the handmade carpet plan, parallel and simultaneously with the weaving, use a small ball of cream of the same color as the original text of the carpet. You do.

The weaving method of Shirazeh is connected in such a way that, you install the pre-prepared balls according to the previous section on both sides of the carpet, the thread of the balls into 3 or 5 strands of thread (depending on the size and delicacy of the carpet) that are already In the weaving stage, for knitting, knots are made on the sides of the weaving.

All you have to do is pass these balls through the head threads exactly after each weaving and twist and pull them in a tube with the weft heads. The point that you need to observe in this part is pulling the balls tightly and that it is necessary. Repeat all these steps in all rows.

Advantages and disadvantages of connected headgear

The thing that you need to consider about the connected carpet head is that if you have a high skill in head weaving, the connected method is definitely the best option for your work and it brings very special results for you, the most important of which are Is below.

It runs parallel to the texture and there is no need to separate the head after finishing the carpet
It has high strength
The work edges are clean and tidy.

The point we made at the beginning of this section is very important to you, and if you do not follow it, you will be accompanied by problems and disadvantages:

Being time consuming
If you do not have the skills, it will cause the carpet to shrink.
If you do not have uniform and beautiful skills, it will not be seen.

B) Separate head

In the training of separate carpet weaving, which is a professional work and almost separate from carpet weaving, the subject that shows itself a lot is the assurance of the correctness of the work and the absence of damage.

In this method, after the weaving of the carpet is finished, it is time to do the weaving. The method of work is that after each row of weaves, the heads of the weaves pass around the headbands on both sides of the carpet and return to the carpet.

After repeating several rows of about 5 cm, wrap the head of one of the wefts around the right side or strap and return it to the carpet, and this is repeated continuously until the end of the carpet texture.

Now it is time to do weaving; The heads of the fabrics that are tied to the right side are cut and the appropriate headband is prepared separately with the text and elegance of the carpet and is sewn to the sides of the carpet with a needle.

Advantages and disadvantages of separate headgear

In detached headbanding, you can say that you will use a safe method that has almost no flaws and problems, but the point that you should pay attention to in this method is that you are faced with different benefits. You are, but the quality of this method of work will definitely not reach the connected method in any way. In the following, we will introduce the advantages of this method to you in the form of a headline:

• High strength
• Clean and uniform
• If the carpet is crooked, this method can be partially removed.

C) Wicker head weaving

Wicker Selvadge carpets that many people do not consider as a separate method and in a way it is considered as a part of the separate milking method. To do this, you must do the following:

At the beginning of the work, it is necessary to prepare a suitable headband in advance and then sew it to your carpet like the separate headband embroidery method.

This method of weaving is often used for rural, nomadic and especially Qashqai carpets and is not very useful in other cases.

Comparison Selvadge carpets of handmade and machine-made carpets

The first thing that needs to be said about carpet weaving, whether it is machine-made or handmade, is that no matter what model your carpet is, all carpets need to be weaved.

But in Shiraz, handmade carpets, this work is basically done separately and by the embosser and hand, while in the case of machine-made carpets, this work is done by special machines, which are called sewing machines, and therefore the work Shiraz weaving is also introduced in the case of machine-made carpets under the name of Sardouz.

As you may have guessed, since machine-made carpets are pruned by machines, of course the speed and time of work is much faster and also less expensive, but in the case of handmade carpets, this is done with It takes more effort and time.

And in the end, the last thing we need to say about machine-made and hand-woven carpet headbands is that the type of yarn used in machine-made and hand-woven carpet headbands is completely different, and each uses its own yarns.