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Kashan Rug History: Originate from Kashan an oasis town along the Kavir desert, in central Iran. It is one of the oldest cities in Iran, with archeological excavations in the Sialk hills indicating that this area was the home of pre-historic humans. As early as the 17th century Kashan had a well established silk area rug industry. Kashan rugs is still woven in the time honored traditions of the old masters, utilizing the same basic designs. Coveting by kings, at one time it was commonplace to see Kashan rugs hanging on palace walls all over the world. It is for this reason that it is also referred to as “the palace carpet”. Extremely dense Persian knots are used to weave Kashan rugs, producing an exquisite object of art.
Foundation
The foundation of Kashan oriental rugs consists of cotton warps (top to bottom cords) and 2 shoots of cotton wefts (side to side cords), usually dyed blue. The first weft is thicker and straight and the second is thinner and sinuous.
Knot
Kashan oriental rugs use the Persian or Senneh asymmetrical knot. The yarn is placed in a loop around one of the warps (up and down foundation cords) and remains loose under the other. The 2 ends emerge on either side of the warp. The Kashan rugs will open to the left.
Pile
The pile is composed of tightly woven wool and is usually clipped relatively short to allow the intricacy of the design to show through. Although they would be quite rare today, some Kashans are made of silk.
Colors
The most common colors used in Kashan oriental rugs before 1970 were red and navy blue with the red used for the field and the navy blue for the major border.
From the 1970s until the 1980s, the color palette changed to a pale green/grey field with purple-blue wefts.
Since the 1980s, Kashan oriental rugs have gone back to the traditional colors of red and navy blue.

Kashan Rug History: Originate from Kashan an oasis town along the Kavir desert, in central Iran

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