Gabbeh Rugs!?
Gabbeh Gabbeh also spelled Gaba or Gabeh, is the name given to a specific rug woven by the Luri and Qashqai tribes. They are coarsely woven, brightly coloured and have a thick pile. Traditionally Gabeh’s were made for domestic use and not for the market. Most of the ones traded are sold in the Shiraz bazaar. Typically, the warps, wefts and pile are all of hand-spun wool and there are no fringes: the kilim at the end is tucked in and sewn up.There is a huge variety of different designs: geometrical motifs, animals, and architecture. Sometimes Gabehs are coarse rewordings of carpet designs from elsewhere in Iran. These are often referred to as Old Gabehs. Typically, colours are red, orange and deep blue. Some Gabehs woven by the Lurs have piled on both sides. These are used as blankets and are known as Gabeh patuee. We have one of the best collections of them here in Brisbane in different colours and modern patterns at a very patterns at a very low price. Please pay a visit to our Gallery to see and feel them yourself.
The Art of Rugs!!!
Weaving was one of civilized man’s first accomplishments. Since the earliest times, skilled weavers in many great cultures have produced fine carpets, tapestries, and textiles which rank among man’s highest artistic achievements. Until the modern industrial era, they were always highly valued and it is only recently that we have rediscovered the wealth and diversity of the woven arts. The Persian carpet art centre(pcac) was founded over 30 years ago in Brisbane, we aim to share our accumulated knowledge and experience and to import the best collection for your home and office at the best price. Repair and washing are part of our service here for you.
Hand-knotted Persian Rugs! Any homeowner, decorator, or designer will recognize and appreciate Persian (Iranian) rug when they see one. By displaying a Persian (Iranian) rug in your house, or your office, you’re declaring your dedication to your home or office environment and respect for quality design. Invest in Persian(Iranian) rugs and impress guests for years to come Adorning your home with beautiful Persian Handmade Rugs, is not just an ornamental addition but they can actually make your living space look Gorgeously beautiful and create a positive vibrancy for the residents. Even for your Office.
Woolen handmade Rugs.BreathabilityWool has the amazing ability to “breathe” with the atmosphere, regulating moisture in the air and keeping it comfortable. It also acts as a filter by absorbing many organic compounds in the modern household atmospheres, binding them permanently to the fiber and away from the air we breathe. They are cool in summer and warm in winter, even in the time of coronavirus (COVID-19), still doing their job without any damage to you and your family. Yes, Persian rugs are a wonderful thing to be in your home or office. Our New Collection of fine Persian rugs is here, Online sale or in-store.
Say the words “Persian rug” And Everyone will tell you
it is a beautiful object, a treasure, a handmade piece of art, and all are unique. But if you ask someone how you can identify an authentic Persian rug from a fake, most won’t have a lot to say. This is because it is not an easy thing to do, and it is why we are going to offer a few simple-to-use techniques to begin to suss out whether or not a rug is authentic or as it claims) Is It From Iran? I mean Genuine Persian rug? Here’s one of the biggest giveaways as to whether a rug is an authentic Persian rug – it is actually from “Persia”. On a modern map, the area once known as Persia is now Iran and its environs. If a rug originates from Pakistan, India or China or anywhere else in the world it is not authentically Persian,(Iran).2)Flip the rug Over does the Back of the rug look and feel like? Authentic Persian rugs are also called “hand-knotted,” so the back of the rug will show the millions of little knots that were made in the creation of the pattern. The back of the rug is soft to the touch and actually quite flexible. Should the rug have a rigid or even plastic-like feel or texture, it is not Persian and is probably not even very good. NOTE: If the fringe is sewn on and not part of the actual warp and weft of the rug, it is not the genuine article. It's a copy rug, stay away from that kind of rug. Also, compare the look of the design on the flip side to that on the front. Is it pretty sharp and has a clear resemblance to the pattern on the front? If so, it is not machine-made, and that makes it likely that it is a Persian. Machine-woven designs become a bit unclear or vague on the flip side of the rug.3) Do the Colour TestAuthentic Persian rugs use only colourfast dyes. This means the colours remain true and do not bleed into one another. One expert said that you can test the colourfastness of any dye by simply placing a damp rag on a discreet area of the rug and leaving it for 5 minutes If you lift it up no transfer of colour, it is probably vegetable and/or colourfast dye, meaning it is also probably Persian.4) About That FringeThe fringe is an important point, and though we touched on it briefly, we need to consider it again. Persian rugs have those long fringe threads that were part of the “warp” of the rug as it was originally strung on the loom and woven by the rug maker. The edges of the rug are also “hand overcast,” and you will see no stitching instead note that it is a weaving technique, you may be very eager to buy a rug that is marketed as Persian, and you can use some of these tips. However, it is always best to consult an expert in Persian and Oriental rugs before investing. These rugs are works of art and you want the real thing that will last for years and bring beauty, value and function for years to come.
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10 CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSIAN RUGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY.
Persian rugs can make a beautiful complement to any home, but there are some issues to be aware of when you are purchasing one. You want to be sure you are buying a high-quality, handmade Authentic Persian rug that will last you a lifetime.
1. PRICEWhen shopping, it’s more advisable to deal with your local dealer and always make sure they have been long enough in business and have a good reputation. And always try to feel the rugs first and buy them, is very hard to buy them online, because you can’t feel them.
2. SIZEThe size will not affect the price as much, so it’s helpful to measure the space where the rug will live so you can make sure you buy the right size. Always good to have a gap around the rug.
3. MATERIALHandmade Persian rugs are made from only the most high-quality materials. Hand-spun wool and silk are much more valuable than cotton or wool-cotton combinations. You will immediately notice a difference between a silk rug and a cotton rug. Look for fine wool rugs and fine wool kilim to feel them.
4. COlOURPersian rugs come in many different colours, so it’s really up to you to decide which colour scheme will best suit your tastes. Look for a rug that uses natural dyes, which tend to hold colour longer so they won’t fade. Chemical dyes can look more washed out.
5. TYPEThere are four basic Persian rugs: usually made from wool or silk. Wool on wool or wool on cotton but, the other three are all flatweaves made without knots or wool and silk or silk the last one is flat we’ve called kilim. They are often used as wall hangings and smaller rugs.
6. STYLE
Many experts can look at a rug and immediately know the region it came from and the story it tells. The stories are usually those that the creators, generally women, want to tell. Look for the story in a Persian rug so you can understand its significance. Even The colours have meaning.
7. AGEOlder carpets are more valuable than newer ones because they are antique works of art. Newer carpets can still be high quality but don’t have as much inherent value as older ones.
8. HANDMADEHandmade rugs are more expensive than machine-made ones, but the difference in quality is clear. Very few carpets are handmade today, so they are rare finds. A handmade rug may have some imperfections, but those only heighten the overall aesthetic.
9. REGIONAsk where a rug originated. Not all of them come from the same place. Some come from, the City area and some from nomadic people but they are all from Persia or the new name Iran.
10. The Shape In Persian rugs usually, you can find square and rectangular, and round shapes. Also, Long Runner.
Real or artificial silk rug?
We don't mean to be alarmist, but we sometimes see "silk rugs" that are made of something other than genuine, natural silk. This is not a problem if you know that the silk rugs you are considering are made of artificial silk, but sometimes rug dealers neglect to pass on this information! The problem happens most often with just a few rug types sold in tourist markets in Turkey and India (and sometimes in Pakistan).
Real SilkReal silk is produced as the cocoon covering of the silkworm, the pupal form of the Asian or mulberry silk moth, bombyx mori. The cocoon is spun by the silk moth caterpillar of a single silk fiber that can be up to several thousand ' in length. To harvest the silk, completed cocoons are boiled or heated to kill the silkworms, then laboriously unwound into single fibers which are plied together and spun into thread or silk yarn.
Natural silk is a fibrous protein composed of a number of amino acids: glycine (44.5%), alanine (29.3%), serine (12.1%), valine (2.2%), tyrosine (5.2%), glutamic acid (1%), others less than 1% each. Chemically, natural silk is C15H23O6N5 (we give the formula in case you want to whip up a batch of your own). Silk is extremely high in tensile strength, exceeding that of nylon. It has been estimated that if a single silk fiber with the diameter of a pencil could be produced, the fiber could lift a 747 aircraft (who figures these things out, anyway?). Silk is used to make oriental rugs because dyed silk is a fiber with rich, saturated colors, and a distinctive, almost translucent luster.
Artificial Silk Artificial silk is everything billed as silk that doesn't come from the silkworm cocoon. Most often this means mercerized cotton; sometimes it means a manufactured fiber like rayon or a blend of chemically altered and/or manufactured fibers. It's not that artificial silk is intrinsically evil, it's just that the whole point of using artificial silk in a rug is to save the cost of real silk. It is not nice when these cheaper, artificial silk rugs are misrepresented and sold for the price of real silk carpets.
Mercerized cotton ripening cotton boll can contain as many as 5,000 separate cotton fibers, each fiber growing from a tiny seed and formed as a hollow cylindrical sheath of as many as thirty layers of almost pure cellulose. Cotton fiber is mercerized by being stretched under controlled tension at room temperature while being treated with a 21%-23% solution of caustic soda (NaOH). The effect is to swell the fiber and make its surface much more reflective, thus dramatically increasing its luster (and also its tensile strength). After the chemical treatment, cotton yarn is often singed to remove whatever small amount of fuzz remains on the surface of the fibers. Sometimes cotton is calendered by being passed between heated rollers. The effect is to increase the luster and sheen of the fiber still more. However it is treated, cotton remains cellulose: C6H10O5.
RayonLike cotton, rayon is made of almost pure celulose, but rather than being grown, rayon is produced by first dissolving cellulose (obtained from cotton or woodpulp) to produce a thick yellow liquid called viscose. The viscose is extruded through tiny holes into a chemical bath that produces long filaments which can be spun into thread and yarn. Viscouse rayon was the first man-made fiber. In 1920, DuPont bought from the French the technology for making viscose rayon. DuPont first called the material "artificial silk", and formed a company (The DuPont Fibersilk Company) to manufacture it. Other artificial fibers would follow quickly: acetate (also derived from cellulose) in 1924, nylon, (commonly, adipic acid reacted with hexamethylene diamine) in 1939, acrylic (from acrylonitrile, a petrochemical) in 1950, polyester in 1953, and triacetate in 1954.
How to Identify Real Silk Rugs? With all these artificial fibers around, how can you identify a rug woven with natural silk? First of all, pay attention to whatever clues the dealer--or the rug--gives you. For instance, we have seen many Kayseri artificial silk rugs (and some Hereke silk rugs), both Turkish types. In Turkey, a real silk Kayseri is an ipek Kayseri: ipek is "silk" in Turkish. An artificial silk Kayseri is a flos Kayseri ( a yun Kayseri has a wool pile). The carpet dealer might be accurately describing the piece to you as a flos rug, but by not explaining the difference between flos and ipek, he lets you jump to the intended assumption, and you unwittingly buy an artificial silk rug. Indian silk carpets dealers are seldom as delicately circumspect as some of their Turkish counterparts. Artificial silk rugs in India are often blatantly sold as real silk, complete with certificates of authenticity and written guarantees. For many years Kashmir in northern India has been the major source of both real and artificial silk oriental rugs. Look carefully at the "silk rug": it should be tightly woven (with more than 200 knots per sq. in., and often with 500 or more knots), intricately detailed, closely clipped, and it should have real silk fringe that is clearly an extension of the rug's structure, not sewn on or sewn into the ends of the rug. Artificial silk rugs often have only medium weaves (less than 250 knots per sq. in., and sometimes less than 150 knots per in.), and often have cotton fringe. Good quality real silk rugs always have real silk fringe. In Pakistan, we often see rugs called jaldars. These wool pile rugs often have a "silk touch," meaning that there is artificial silk inlay in the pile (often outlining part of the design). This artificial silk is almost invariably ivory in colour, and is made of mercerized cotton.
For a piece of your mind, The best of the Best Silk rug comes from Qum In Iran, it’s the most beautiful silk rug you can see, come into our Gallery and see them yourself.
Tests for Silk rugsOK, you're looking at a nicely woven, nicely patterned, closely clipped "silk" rug with what appears to be real silk fringe. You still might be looking at an artificial silk rug. Here are three field tests that might help you distinguish real from fake.
Rub it! It is sometimes claimed that you can tell real silk from artificial silk by vigorously rubbing the pile with your open palm. The real silk rug feels warm, the artificial silk rug stays cool to the touch. We sometimes think we have felt this difference. Of course, it helps to have a real silk rug with you so that you can compare a known quantity!
Burn it! This test is at least good theatre and actually can be helpful. Clip off a small piece of the fringe, or pull a knot out of the rug from the back (why should the owner object?). Burn it. Look at the ash and smell the smoke. If the material was cellulose (rayon), the ash should be soft and chalky, and the smell should be like burning paper (most paper is made of cellulose). If the sample is real silk, the burning sample should ball to black, crispy ash, and the smell should be of burning hair (you're burning protein, the same stuff your hair is made of). You've got to be a little careful with this test to avoid smelling the smoke from the match (and to avoid igniting yourself or the rug dealer's shop).
Dissolve it! The most accurate test is one that chemically differentiates protein from cellulose or petrochemicals. One such test: at room temperature, mix a solution of 16 g copper sulfate (CuSO4) in 150 cc of water. Add 8-10 g glycerine, then caustic soda (sodium hydroxide: NaOH) until a clear solution is obtained. This solution will dissolve a small sample of natural silk but will leave cotton, rayon, and nylon unchanged.
Before you spend your money, do some research on the Internet, to have knowledge about the quality and prices. Tip words for search: handmade silk rugs, turkish silk rugs, silk carpets, silk Persian rug, hereke silk rugs, qum silk rugs
Real SilkReal silk is produced as the cocoon covering of the silkworm, the pupal form of the Asian or mulberry silk moth, bombyx mori. The cocoon is spun by the silk moth caterpillar of a single silk fiber that can be up to several thousand ' in length. To harvest the silk, completed cocoons are boiled or heated to kill the silkworms, then laboriously unwound into single fibers which are plied together and spun into thread or silk yarn.
Natural silk is a fibrous protein composed of a number of amino acids: glycine (44.5%), alanine (29.3%), serine (12.1%), valine (2.2%), tyrosine (5.2%), glutamic acid (1%), others less than 1% each. Chemically, natural silk is C15H23O6N5 (we give the formula in case you want to whip up a batch of your own). Silk is extremely high in tensile strength, exceeding that of nylon. It has been estimated that if a single silk fiber with the diameter of a pencil could be produced, the fiber could lift a 747 aircraft (who figures these things out, anyway?). Silk is used to make oriental rugs because dyed silk is a fiber with rich, saturated colors, and a distinctive, almost translucent luster.
Artificial Silk Artificial silk is everything billed as silk that doesn't come from the silkworm cocoon. Most often this means mercerized cotton; sometimes it means a manufactured fiber like rayon or a blend of chemically altered and/or manufactured fibers. It's not that artificial silk is intrinsically evil, it's just that the whole point of using artificial silk in a rug is to save the cost of real silk. It is not nice when these cheaper, artificial silk rugs are misrepresented and sold for the price of real silk carpets.
Mercerized cotton ripening cotton boll can contain as many as 5,000 separate cotton fibers, each fiber growing from a tiny seed and formed as a hollow cylindrical sheath of as many as thirty layers of almost pure cellulose. Cotton fiber is mercerized by being stretched under controlled tension at room temperature while being treated with a 21%-23% solution of caustic soda (NaOH). The effect is to swell the fiber and make its surface much more reflective, thus dramatically increasing its luster (and also its tensile strength). After the chemical treatment, cotton yarn is often singed to remove whatever small amount of fuzz remains on the surface of the fibers. Sometimes cotton is calendered by being passed between heated rollers. The effect is to increase the luster and sheen of the fiber still more. However it is treated, cotton remains cellulose: C6H10O5.
RayonLike cotton, rayon is made of almost pure celulose, but rather than being grown, rayon is produced by first dissolving cellulose (obtained from cotton or woodpulp) to produce a thick yellow liquid called viscose. The viscose is extruded through tiny holes into a chemical bath that produces long filaments which can be spun into thread and yarn. Viscouse rayon was the first man-made fiber. In 1920, DuPont bought from the French the technology for making viscose rayon. DuPont first called the material "artificial silk", and formed a company (The DuPont Fibersilk Company) to manufacture it. Other artificial fibers would follow quickly: acetate (also derived from cellulose) in 1924, nylon, (commonly, adipic acid reacted with hexamethylene diamine) in 1939, acrylic (from acrylonitrile, a petrochemical) in 1950, polyester in 1953, and triacetate in 1954.
How to Identify Real Silk Rugs? With all these artificial fibers around, how can you identify a rug woven with natural silk? First of all, pay attention to whatever clues the dealer--or the rug--gives you. For instance, we have seen many Kayseri artificial silk rugs (and some Hereke silk rugs), both Turkish types. In Turkey, a real silk Kayseri is an ipek Kayseri: ipek is "silk" in Turkish. An artificial silk Kayseri is a flos Kayseri ( a yun Kayseri has a wool pile). The carpet dealer might be accurately describing the piece to you as a flos rug, but by not explaining the difference between flos and ipek, he lets you jump to the intended assumption, and you unwittingly buy an artificial silk rug. Indian silk carpets dealers are seldom as delicately circumspect as some of their Turkish counterparts. Artificial silk rugs in India are often blatantly sold as real silk, complete with certificates of authenticity and written guarantees. For many years Kashmir in northern India has been the major source of both real and artificial silk oriental rugs. Look carefully at the "silk rug": it should be tightly woven (with more than 200 knots per sq. in., and often with 500 or more knots), intricately detailed, closely clipped, and it should have real silk fringe that is clearly an extension of the rug's structure, not sewn on or sewn into the ends of the rug. Artificial silk rugs often have only medium weaves (less than 250 knots per sq. in., and sometimes less than 150 knots per in.), and often have cotton fringe. Good quality real silk rugs always have real silk fringe. In Pakistan, we often see rugs called jaldars. These wool pile rugs often have a "silk touch," meaning that there is artificial silk inlay in the pile (often outlining part of the design). This artificial silk is almost invariably ivory in colour, and is made of mercerized cotton.
For a piece of your mind, The best of the Best Silk rug comes from Qum In Iran, it’s the most beautiful silk rug you can see, come into our Gallery and see them yourself.
Tests for Silk rugsOK, you're looking at a nicely woven, nicely patterned, closely clipped "silk" rug with what appears to be real silk fringe. You still might be looking at an artificial silk rug. Here are three field tests that might help you distinguish real from fake.
Rub it! It is sometimes claimed that you can tell real silk from artificial silk by vigorously rubbing the pile with your open palm. The real silk rug feels warm, the artificial silk rug stays cool to the touch. We sometimes think we have felt this difference. Of course, it helps to have a real silk rug with you so that you can compare a known quantity!
Burn it! This test is at least good theatre and actually can be helpful. Clip off a small piece of the fringe, or pull a knot out of the rug from the back (why should the owner object?). Burn it. Look at the ash and smell the smoke. If the material was cellulose (rayon), the ash should be soft and chalky, and the smell should be like burning paper (most paper is made of cellulose). If the sample is real silk, the burning sample should ball to black, crispy ash, and the smell should be of burning hair (you're burning protein, the same stuff your hair is made of). You've got to be a little careful with this test to avoid smelling the smoke from the match (and to avoid igniting yourself or the rug dealer's shop).
Dissolve it! The most accurate test is one that chemically differentiates protein from cellulose or petrochemicals. One such test: at room temperature, mix a solution of 16 g copper sulfate (CuSO4) in 150 cc of water. Add 8-10 g glycerine, then caustic soda (sodium hydroxide: NaOH) until a clear solution is obtained. This solution will dissolve a small sample of natural silk but will leave cotton, rayon, and nylon unchanged.
Before you spend your money, do some research on the Internet, to have knowledge about the quality and prices. Tip words for search: handmade silk rugs, turkish silk rugs, silk carpets, silk Persian rug, hereke silk rugs, qum silk rugs
Tribal Rugs Identification.
While Handmade rugs will upgrade the appearance of any room, tribal rugs with their unique colours and designs, lend a special warmth that cannot be achieved otherwise. The tribal rugs are essentially a one-off work of tribal art usually created by nomadic or semi-nomadic people living in small villages or on the open plains where the raw materials for the rugs come from their own animals or bought from shops along their routes of travel. It can take several months for one person to make even a small prayer rug, and larger Persian carpets may require the daily work of several persons for more than a year. The value of the tribal rug is therefore directly related to the time and effort made to create it. The quality of the materials and complexity of the design affect the time required to create these carpets and these factors also affect the value. An important factor in determining the value of a carpet is the source of the carpet.: where was it made and by what tribal group? Persian n Carpets of generally similar design, size, materials, and workmanship can be made in widely different geographical areas. For example, a Turkmen rug made by the Turkoman tribes from north-eastern Iran, Their rugs in Todays, is extremely high-quality. The serious carpet collector must therefore be armed with sufficient knowledge to study a Persian carpet and with reasonable accuracy, identify some key features of the Persian carpet's design, construction, and origin. While an amateur collector may never be able to "smell the wool" and tell what village the sheep came from, there is considerable enjoyment and satisfaction in successfully researching a carpet to confirm its origin. This clause will outline many of the variables in carpet identification and will provide some general guidelines to follow in assessing your future purchases. It is not to be confused as a definitive reference document and should be used only in context with other carpet books and your own experiences.
Rug Colours and Dyes That Have Changed with Time.
Rugs from before the late 1800s only use natural vegetable dyes. These dyes tend to fade with age, exposure to sunlight and to chemicals. Natural dyes come in a wide range of colours but they are generally a mellower, softer colour than chemical dyes. Modern manufacturers use bleaching methods to treat their rugs to give them an aged appearance. This treatment is easy to spot by separating the pile and looking at it with a magnifying glass. In rugs naturally worn with age, there is a gentle transition between the top and the base of the fibre. When a rug has been bleached, there will be a sharp band of colour in the fibre. While we have tried to give you a way of figuring out the age of your rug, it is not an exact science and many rugs were simply not dated when they were made. It can take an expert eye to tell how old a rug is and how it needs to be treated.If your rug needs some tender love and care or is in need of professional cleaning, contact Us today. We can check the age of your rug and clean it accordingly. We have experience in a wide range of rugs, modern and antique, giving you peace of mind when you leave your rug with us. Call now!
Wear and Damage to Indicate Age of a Rug.
A skilled rug professional can repair most rug damage. This means older rugs with damage can be difficult to tell, just from the pile side of the rug. But when you turn the rug over, you can generally see the repair work on the backing. When looking for an antique rug, be wary of any rug that does not show wear, restoration, or oxidization. If only the pile looks faded, worn, or distressed, it is likely a modern reproduction made to look worn as part of a forgery or to create a modern “boho” design.
Modern Rugs vs. Antique Rugs.
Modern rugs often look like old, antique rugs. These distressed and washed-out rugs look beautiful but can be deceiving when trying to determine the age. However, most modern rugs will feel fuzzy on the backing, because the yarn used to make them has a fibrous surface. As a modern rug age, even if it is only walked on rarely or carefully, the underside will become polished or abraded as the friction has worn away this fuzzy/hairy texture. Older, antique rugs will generally feel gritty, smooth, or even sandy on the back. Further, even finely and tightly woven antique rugs will become floppy and supple over time, while modern rugs will generally stay stiff.
Traditional Persian rugs are amongst the most beautiful and durable rugs in the world with different regions having developed their own distractive.
Persian rugs can make a beautiful complement to any home, but there are some issues to be aware of when you are purchasing one. You want to be sure you are buying a high-quality, handmade Authentic Persian rug that will last you a lifetime.
1. PRICEWhen shopping, it’s more advisable to deal with your local dealer and always make sure they have been long enough in business and have a good reputation. And always try to feel the rugs first and buy them, is very hard to buy them online, because you can’t feel them.
2. SIZEThe size will not affect the price as much, so it’s helpful to measure the space where the rug will live so you can make sure you buy the right size. Always good to have a gap around the rug.
3. MATERIALHandmade Persian rugs are made from only the most high-quality materials. Hand-spun wool and silk are much more valuable than cotton or wool-cotton combinations. You will immediately notice a difference between a silk rug and a cotton rug. Look for fine wool rugs and fine wool kilim to feel them.
4. COLOURSPersian rugs come in many different colours, so it’s really up to you to decide which colour scheme will best suit your tastes. Look for a rug that uses natural dyes, which tend to hold colour longer so they won’t fade. Chemical dyes can look more washed out.
5. TYPEThere are four basic Persian rugs: usually made from wool or silk. Wool on wool or wool on cotton but, the other three are all flatweaves made without knots or wool and silk or silk the last one is flat we’ve called kilim. They are often used as wall hangings and smaller rugs.
6. STYLE
Many experts can look at a rug and immediately know the region it came from and the story it tells. The stories are usually those that the creators, generally women, want to tell. Look for the story in a Persian rug so you can understand its significance. Even The colours have meaning.
7. AGEOlder carpets are more valuable than newer ones because they are antique works of art. Newer carpets can still be high quality but don’t have as much inherent value as older ones.
8. HANDMADEHandmade rugs are more expensive than machine-made ones, but the difference in quality is clear. Very few carpets are handmade today, so they are rare finds. A handmade rug may have some imperfections, but those only heighten the overall aesthetic.
9. REGIONAsk where a rug originated. Not all of them come from the same place. Some come from, the City area and some from nomadic people but they are all from Persia or the new name Iran.
10. The Shape In Persian rugs usually, you can find square and rectangular, and round shapes. Also, Long Runner.
Handmade or Machinemade rugs!
The (RUGS)?????? Still, many people think handmade carpet & rug is better than Machin-made rugs & carpets. Although these days many Machin made rugs in the market and everybody selling them. Because they are saying it’s cheaper than handmade. But we must say there is some factor that shows that handmade rugs compared to Machin-made rugs are better, for example, handmade rugs from long distance and short distances are much better looking than Machin-made rugs. Machine-made rugs are nice for long-distance only. B) As time is passing the colours of the handmade rug get better than Machin made. Handmade rugs in winter are warmer and in summer are cold but Machin-made rugs because they used artificial material can’t be the same. Handmade rugs if you can keep it clean there is no way Couse any sickness to your health, but Machin-made rugs have an artificial pile that would make some people sick or allergic. Machin-made rugs as time is going to lose their value but handmade ones get better in value. So pay a visit to our Gallery to see the best collection of handmade rugs in Brisbane at the Persian carpet art center, direct importer.
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Elements To Consider In Rug Identification.
There is a multitude of elements that are regularly employed to identify and categorize carpets. The most important element is EXPERIENCE - but this is gained through long-term contact with the carpet trade such as a dealer would have. These dealers often have a family history of carpet trading with skills passed from generation to generation – an experience the average collector can never hope to achieve. Luckily there are volumes of research available in the forms of books and films, but the collector still must learn certain basic skills of how to study and feel out a carpet he is considering purchasing. The basic elements of rug identification identified in this paper include a) Nature of the Rug: What is it - a rug made of a pile knotted into a textile backing (knotted pile carpets), or a pile less flat woven fabric which is embroidered or brocaded (kilims), or a simple flat weave. All rugs discussed in this paper will be pile carpets.b) Design: This is possibly the least dependable element in carpet identification, but a general knowledge of the characteristics of designs used in carpets can help somewhat to focus on the geographic areas where such carpets are normally made and provide a good starting point. c) Materials Used: What material is the Warp and Weft threads made of? Is it wool, silk, cotton, or artificial silk? What is the pile made of- goat wool, sheep wool, silk, camel hair, etc. The kind of materials used often provide important clues as to a carpet’s origin.d) Structure: The manner a weaver arranges the three elements of a rug, the warp, the weft, and the pile leaves distinctive handwriting. This is perhaps the most significant element in carpet identification. The type of knots, the layout of warp and weft, and the "feel" of the resulting carpet are learnable skills.e) The Selvage: This is the manner of finishing the edge of the knotted carpet.f) The Fringe: Pile carpets are fined off at the end by a fringe usually made of warp threads. Other decorations are often used- which account for another element in the weaver's signature.g) Size and Shape: Carpets from certain tribal groups are made consistently one size or several standard sizes. This knowledge can help to differentiate an original from a reproduction of a similar design.h) Colour: The final colours of a tribal rug are determined by the dyestuffs used, the kinds of materials used, the method of initial washing done, and the age of the piece. Dealers place much emphasis on "vegetable dyes" in tribal rugs, indicating that this is an indication of age (and greater value). What is usually not realized by the new collector is the fact that chemical dyes have been around since the 19th century and that many modern carpets (especially tribals) are still often made with vegetable dyestuffs (or a combination of both). Unfortunately, colour identification is a skill necessitating substantial professional experience, but some basic tricks can be learned by the amateur.
Dating the Age of a Rug by the Number of Knots.
When turning your rug over, you can count the number of horizontal and vertical rows in one inch of the weaving. We call this knots per square inch or KPSI. Multiplying the horizontal row by the vertical row will give you the KPSI number. Many regions and time periods are shad-specific KPSI. Modern rugs tend to have a higher KPSI than antiques, due to modern construction methods. While antique rugs can have a high number of knots, there are generally far more in modern rugs.
You Can Easily Date Some Rugs.
Style is an excellent way to tell the age of a rug. Specific styles were only made in a specific date range, like the Ziegler Mahal. Lotto-style rugs date to the late Renaissance. You can do your research on the rug pattern to try and narrow down the age and era of your rug. While modern rug makers can imitate patterns, it is easy to tell if the rug is a modern remake based on how the colour has faded and the wear on the rug. Older rugs will tend to feature abrash, with the pattern visible on the backing of the rug as well, while modern rugs tend to look more “printed”
How to Determine the Age of a Rug
The age of a rug is one of the critical points in not only determining its worth but also how best to safely clean it. However, determining how old a rug is can be one of the most difficult things to do. In general, older antique rugs show evidence of wear. The pile of the rug may be worn away in places, showing the foundation, or worn lower than in other areas. However, many modern rugs, that have not been made of reliable materials, can wear very quickly, as well. This is why studying the back of the rug, and other factors, makes for more reliable dating. Today we are going to discuss how to work out the general age of a rug.
Persian rugs & handwoven Kilim
Persian rugs or handwoven rugs are beautiful traditional style rugs all woven by hand to create magnificent long-lasting floor rugs that are strong and can be as interesting as they are attractive, typically these rugs were woven in Middle-Eastern countries, but other styles originate from Asia and other parts of the world. Some owners of Persian rugs will accept no others as they become so attached to the beauty and stories behind the pieces they own. Buying a Persian rug for your home will provide you with a beautiful enhancement to the décor of your room, as well as a talking point with your friends. (Hint: When you buy one, spend some time looking for the human errors in the weaving, they're never perfect!) Same As Kilim, flat woven, are simple patterns and lovely organic colours.
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Choosing And Heirloom
Understanding the elements involved in producing a traditional, hand knotted carpet will heighten your enjoyment in your selection and increase your appreciation of their beauty.
If you have any questions on rugs that you like or would like to have. Please contact us so we can work with you to find the rug for you.
Persian Carpet colours and their meanings
- White: Peace and purity
- Blue: Tranquility and peace
- Red: Great joy, happiness and success
- Yellow: Colour of the sun… riches and glory
- Green: Constancy, Sping that always returns, regarded as a sacred colour
- Brown: Acceptance
- Orange: Devotion
- Pink: Piety
Materials used include wool, cotton, silk and animal hair which are woven, using two knots – the Persian Senneh and the Kurdish Ghiordes. Even a Master Weaver making as many as 500 knots an hour, it would take an estimated 3 years to produce a 12’ x 9’ woollen carpet.
A silk carpet of the same size, being much more difficult to work, would take ten years to produce and would require 80,000 kilometres of silk from some 80,000 silk worms.
Many of the rich colours used in authentic Persian rugs are obtained from traditional vegetable dyes. Blue from the indigo plant, subtle browns from walnut husks, rich reds from madder roots and from the tiny bodies of cochineal insects … a superb rainbow of colours which form an integral part of the weavers’ designs.
Uneven colouring in a carpet is caused either by some yarns taking the dye better than others, or by the weaver using yarns from batches dyed at different times. Known as Abrash, the colour differences are not detrimental to the value of the carpet, and very often are regarded as a sign of authenticity. Treasured designs that last for generations.
Selecting a Persian Carpet can take time, with a great variety of colours and designs competing for your attention. From sumptuous Kashans, delicate silk and wool Qums, sophisticated Esfahans and Nains, brilliant Shiraz’ and geometric Hamadans to the ever popular primitive designs of the Gabbehs … the task can seem daunting! While it’s true that there are few works of art you can walk on, sit on, hang on your wall, or make health claims about, like choosing any work of art, selecting your Persian rug is largely a matter of personal taste.
There are three distinct types of Persian carpets
1. Tribal rugs The name of a Persian rug normally refers to its geographical place of origin. However, since nomads are continually moving, and often crossing frontiers, it is difficult to attach a “place-name” to their work. Therefore, their rugs are known by the names of their tribal groups. Some examples of this are Qashqai, Gabbeh, Baluch and Bakhtiari. Predominantly made from pure wool, using natural dyes and traditional designs, the creative spirits and deft fingers of tribal women have kept this art form alive.
2. City Carpet Woven in Iran’s urban workshops on more sophisticated looms, with men and women working together, the weaving of a city carpet is directed by a “salim”, who oversees the design being copied. A workshop rug is never improvised, as some of the nomadic rugs are, but is carefully thought out, often featuring more intricate designs, and using a combination of pure wool and silk.
3. Kilims Reputed to be as tough and handsome as the nomads who weave them, Kilims are a more primitive expression of the weavers’ art and are still made in the tents and villages of the nomadic shepherds of Iran. Woven on simple horizontal looms, these flat weave rugs are decorated with geometric designs in soft and subtle vegetable dyes. Designed to lie on the ground, or make tent walls and roofs, kilims adapt to contemporary décor brilliantly. The earthy colours and traditional patterns team with antique pine furniture just as readily as with ultra-modern chrome and leather.
