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Persian rugs and carpets are an integral part of the Persian culture and heritage. They are loved and desired even after thousands of years because of their elaborate and intricate workmanship, unparalleled beauty and quality, and astounding variety in design. They are hand woven and require a year or two to finish a single rug or carpet. Nowadays machine made rugs and carpets are also produced in large quantities. Ancient Persia is the mother of most designs, patterns, conventional fabrics and colorations
Persian rugs are much sought after because of their excellent design, quality, and patterns. They are used as floor coverings or wall hangings. Modern rugs have successfully maintained the great rug making tradition of ancient Persia. Wool is the most preferred material. Cotton and silk fabrics are also used. Cotton and silk result in more intricate designs and patterns. Rugs were exclusively made for household use and then for courts although later they were produced to be exported throughout the world. Th
Persian carpets are renowned for their incomparable beauty, quality, patterns and designs. The tradition of carpet making in Persia, modern day Iran, is as old as the Bronze Age. Persian rugs and carpets were created exclusively for domestic household use. Gradually their fame spread and carpets were made in large numbers for royal courts and later on for export. The style, patterns and embroidery of such carpets were labyrinthine, intricate and they portrayed symbols based on the geography and culture of t