WikiRug:Featured Article/2021/14

Hamadan rugs are hand woven of the Hamadan Province, located in western Iran. Hamadan and its surrounding villages make up one of the largest trade centers for tribal rugs. Distinctive designs are associated with particular towns and villages in the region. The wool used for weaving the rugs and stair runners is extremely durable as a result of coming from sheep living in higher altitudes with cooler temperatures. The rugs of Hamadan are single-wefted and most of them have a cotton foundation. The Hamadan rugs have symmetrical knots and are coarsely woven with densities of about 40 to 100 knots per square inch. The carpets were woven in standard American sizes, ranging from approximately nine feet by six feet to eighteen feet by twelve feet. Hamadan Shahr Boft carpets are generally medium to good in grade quality. Early Hamadan weavings were made in wool or cotton foundations with a thick wool pile. By the early twentieth century most villages switched to using a cotton foundation with a wool pile. Hamadan city carpets have a cotton foundation with a wool pile. (Full article...)