• Address: Saint Paul, MN 55119 (map)
• Date Posted: 12/08/09

Iranian Rug This beautiful Iranian Rug was purchased from Cyrus Rugs when they were located in the Galleria in Edina and was considered one of their finest quality rugs at the time. Cyrus Rugs has long since been considered the finest rug dealer in the Twin Cities in fact the finest in the Mid West. As you may know well maintained Iranian rugs retain their worth and in fact increase in value over time. This rug has been very well maintained and is in perfect condition. Besides the beauty of this rug and its deep rich red and dark blue hues is its unusual size. It measures 56.5” X 140” or 4.7 feet X 11.7 feet long We purchased it 15 years ago for $6800 though it has been in storage for the past few years because we lack the space to display it. Its value is determined by its pattern, its origin and its very tight knot pattern. We are selling it for $2900 only because of our lack of space and have more rugs than we have room. This rug is a bargain for someone wanting a very high-end quality for a low price… and someone who needs this unusual size and loves deep rich reds and very dark blues. If you would like to see the rug in person, call 651-756-7028. Making Iranian Rugs The Basics of Weaving and Loom Technology THE BEAUTY OF CARPETS also depends upon the quality of yarns that go into their construction. The warp consists of a set of parallel yarns held taut on a loom. The weft is composed of cross-wise yarns that interlace with the length-wise warp yarns as weaving progresses. The pile is formed by rows of what are called knots projecting from the foundation of interlacing warp and weft. Each knot is formed by inserting a supplementary yarn and wrapping it around a pair of warps. After weaving, the pile is cut to a uniform height. Only the pile yarns are visible on the surface of a carpet. It is the pile that carries the colors, designs, and patterns. Thus, Oriental carpets are two-dimensional in the appearance of surface design; they are, however, three-dimensional in structure. The type of knot used in the construction of a carpet is one of several technical characteristics which, when considered with style, provides a means of grouping Oriental rugs. Comparing rugs with similar technical and stylistic features may help in figuring out where they may have come from and who wove them. FIELD PATTERNS AND BORDER PATTERNS in all handmade Oriental pile carpets rely upon repeated sequences of knots. It is primarily in the choices of color, and in the repetition of selected designs (represented by specified sequences of knots that traditional border patterns and field patterns are achieved. THE TWO MOST TYPICAL TYPES OF KNOTS used in Oriental carpets are called Turkish (sometimes called a Ghiordes knot), and Persian (sometimes called a Senneh knot). These terms generally have nothing to do with a carpet's ethnic or geographic origin. FIELD PATTERNS AND BORDER PATTERNS in all handmade Oriental pile carpets rely upon repeated sequences of knots. It is primarily in the choices of color, and in the repetition of selected designs (represented by specified sequences of knots that traditional border patterns and field patterns are achieved. Turkish knot In the Turkish knot, the supplementary weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns, and emerges to form the pile coming between them. The Turkish knot is also sometimes called a Ghiordes knot; it has a symmetrical structure. Persian knot In the Persian knot, the supplementary weft yarn passes behind one warp yarn, and the two ends emerge on either side of a warp yarn.The Persian knot is sometimes called a Senneh knot; it has an asymmetrical structure. Major Rug-Producing Regions of the World ORIENTAL CARPETS come from traditional rug-weaving areas of the world: Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, western China, and India. In the 15th and 16th centuries, they were also produced in Spain and Egypt. Over the centuries, rug-producing regions developed distinctive styles based upon local traditions of manufacture, availability of materials and dyestuffs, and preferences for particular patterns, designs, and colors. Rugs from different areas share technical and stylistic features that enable us to identify major regional groupings as shown. THE BEAUTY OF ORIENTAL CARPETS can be approached not only in terms of art and mathematics, but also within the contexts of Islamic art and spirituality. Historically, throughout the Islamic world from Spain to Indonesia, patterns appear in architecture and interiors to organize space and to beautify the built environment. All patterns reflect the pure beauty of numbers, considered to be of divine origin in Islamic doctrine. And by their very nature, patterns exhibit multiplicity as expressions of unity, which is an attribute of God. Patterns in Oriental carpets may thus be seen as expressive of a world view in which multiplicity exists in relation to the unity of all existence.