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Traditional Carpet Weaving Skills of Kashan

Iran

Asymmetrical Persian-knot wool and silk pile carpet weaving dyed with madder root, walnut hull, pomegranate rind, and indigo in Kashan.

Traditional Carpet Weaving Skills of Kashan — archival documentary photograph
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Kashan weavers tie asymmetrical Senneh (farsi-baf) knots at high knot densities over vertical cotton or silk warps, guided by gridded talim cartoons or sung pattern-reading. 1

Inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List in 2010, Kashan's workshops unite spinning, botanical mordant-dyeing, medallion drafting, weaving, and shear finishing. 1

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