The structure of handmade carpets and 6 main parts in it

The structure of handmade carpets is one of the topics that understanding and planning for it makes the steps of weaving and producing carpets much more coherent and precise, that you know what each step is to weave a carpet and how it is done. In general, it requires a lot of work experience.

In this article of Farahan Carpet, we try to explain to you all the steps of creating the structure of handmade carpet and with a brief explanation about that step, we will introduce you to the general scheme of weaving a carpet.

Handmade carpet structure

One of the issues and it can be said that the problems in expressing the structure of handmade carpets is the lack of integration in expressing the names and the type of methods.

Of course, many experts in handmade carpets believe that this diversity and lack of integration has made handmade carpets alive and you will not find any carpet that is 100% identical and similar to other carpets, something that you will definitely see about machine-made carpets. You will not.

It is necessary to point out that our main purpose in this article is to study the structure of fluffy handmade carpets, and on the other hand, the description is quite brief so that you can get acquainted with them all.

1. Warp and weft (foundation of carpet structure)

It does not matter if you are talking about the structure of handmade or machine-made carpets, the first issue is definitely their warp and weft.

Tar, which is also known as Tan, Tun and Cheleh in different parts of Iran, are yarns that are tied from top to bottom with different types of carpet weaving.

Pood or putt is also yarn that is pulled from left to right and one passes between the bottom and top of the threads and is somehow intertwined with the thread, so in fact you are successful You have to create the overall structure of your rug.

2. Carpet knot (complement to the basic structure of the carpet)

After weaving in the structure of handmade carpets, we go to the knots, which we also know as humiliation and grief.

The knots are wrapped around the threads and between the wefts of the structure and then cut with a knife or a hook. In fact, if we want to put it simply, the threads play the role of length in the structure and the weft plays the role of the width of the carpet. The role of the third dimension is the carpet and they determine the height of the structure of the handmade carpet and protrude it from the surface of the carpet.

Carpet knots, which are usually tied to a pair of threads, create a carpet pattern, and among the types of carpet knots, symmetrical and asymmetrical knots can be considered as the main types available in Iranian carpets.

Among the professionals in the carpet weaving industry, carpets with symmetrical knots are known as Turkish weavers and vice versa, carpets with asymmetrical knots are Persian weavers!

3. Machine or carpet hanger (shaper of carpet structure)

The devices used in carpet weaving, which are also called hangers, have the role of creating a framework in the structure of handmade carpets.

These frames, which are made of wood and metal, are basically rectangular and are divided into two types, horizontal and vertical, in terms of appearance and texture mechanism.

Horizontal machines are mainly used among nomadic and rural people, while the tools used in urban carpet weaving workshops are all vertical.

It is necessary to point out that vertical self-propelled barges are also divided into different divisions, fixed bar, Tabrizi bar and Kermani bar can be introduced as the most important of these categories.

Read more: History of Iranian carpets and carpet weaving and answering the existing ambiguities

4. Rug carpet

After examining the dimensions of a handmade rug, we become familiar with terms in the structure of a handmade rug that are very common.

Ridge or the density of knots is the number of knots in a given longitudinal row is said that this row is different in different regions and that is why in different cities of Iran you will see this issue different numbers for ridge (vein) They say, but in general the usual number of this long row is 6.5 cm.

To make this issue easier to understand, we will give two examples of Tabriz and Kerman carpets. In Tabriz carpets, the number of knots is counted every 7 cm, while this longitudinal unit is 10 cm in a city like Kerman, so therefore the 60 Kerman Raji carpet It is about 40 ordinary Raji or the 55 Raji Tabriz carpet is about 50 ordinary Raji.

The ridge or crack in the structure of handmade carpet is a kind of determinant of quality and the higher the number, the higher the quality of the carpet.

5. Carpet headboard

Shiraz and Shiraz weaving are considered by many experts in the carpet industry as a side work of carpets. On the one hand, this is true, and on the other hand, the value and importance of this work in the structure of handmade carpets can not be ignored.

In fact, not doing weaving on the carpet will affect many of the parts that we introduced to you in the previous sections and sometimes it will be damaged.

The head of the carpet, 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 of 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.

6. The role of people in the structure of handmade carpets

The last option that we intend to mention in the structure of handmade carpets are people who are involved in each of the stages of creating a rug.

It is a bit difficult to examine all the people one by one, carpet weaver, map designer and dyeers can be introduced as the main people who play an effective role in creating a carpet.

It should also be noted that in carpet weaving in many cases there are people who do several stages of work alone.

But in general, in a carpet weaving workshop, a weaver (master craftsman) who may be the owner, weaves with the help of one or more students.

Finally, it is necessary to point out that in this article, we have tried to introduce the most important parts that are involved in the structure of handmade carpets to you in general, and if you have any questions about these items, or You have a point that you need to share with us, you can express it in the comments section.