Ardabil Rugs: History, Designs and Identification
A source-led visual guide to Ardabil rugs, their varied regional design history, the famous Ardabil Carpet, careful identification, and practical buying checks.
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Sonqor Rugs: Village Motifs, Symbolism and Identification
A visual, source-led guide to Sonqor rugs, the Sonqor and Koliai naming relationship, documented village motifs, symbolic interpretations, and careful identification.
Kerman Rugs: History, Designs and How to Read Them
Kerman or Kirman rugs span classical vase carpets, Qajar pictorial work, export production and regional weaving. Learn how to compare design, structure, condition and provenance without relying on one motif.
Hand-Knotted Rug Weaving Defects: Causes and Evaluation
An illustrated guide to separating harmless handmade variation from structural weaving defects, later damage and repair, informed by a field study of Kashan rug weaving.
Armenian-Woven Persian Rugs: History, Designs and Identity
An illustrated guide to Iranian Armani-baf rugs, how they differ from carpets woven in Armenia, and how migration, regional workshops and shared motifs shaped their identity.
Joshaghan Rugs: History, Designs and How to Identify Them
An illustrated, readable guide to Joshaghan rugs, from their Kashan-area history and debated Safavid attributions to later lozenge fields, motifs and practical identification.
Hamadan Rugs: Weaving Structure, Motifs and Regional Variations
Hamadan rugs form a diverse western Iranian weaving network. Learn how structure, regional labels, medallions, Mahi fields and careful visual comparison work together.
Malayer Rugs: A Visual Guide to Weaves, Motifs and Regional Styles
Malayer rugs are a diverse western Iranian weaving family. Learn how structure, layout, angular drawing, colour and local pattern names work together in a careful identification.
Persian Rug Medallions: Meaning, Structure and Garden Imagery
A readable guide to Persian rug medallions, from visible structure and regional drawing to the garden, basin and center interpretations found in Persian scholarship.
Boteh Motif in Persian Rugs: Meaning, Origins, Types & the Paisley Connection
Explore the meaning, debated origins, and eight recognizable forms of the Boteh—the Persian rug motif widely known in the West as paisley.
Is Spin a Type of Rug? Hand-Spun vs Machine-Spun Wool
Spin is not a rug type. This guide separates fibre, yarn making and rug construction, then explains what hand-spun and machine-spun wool can and cannot tell you about a rug.
Tree of Life in Turkmen Rugs: Motifs, Meaning and Ensi Designs
A visual guide to tree-like motifs in Turkmen rugs, from ensi compositions to a documented mulberry design. Explore the historical comparisons while keeping visible patterns, object use and symbolic interpretation...