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Pattern is one of the most helpful elements in narrowing down rug selection, especially after size and color. It is also a
helpful element in finding the style and make of a rug. We could define pattern as the way lines are used to form shapes
on a rug.
In the rug industry, pattern is divided into the three categories of curvilinear, geometric and pictorial. The first two
refer to rugs with conventional motifs that are woven with curving lines (curvilinear) or straight lines (geometric). The
third (a much smaller group) refers to rugs which portray people and/or animals.
Rugs are always categorized by their most dominant characteristics; therefore, even though all pictorial rugs are either
curvilinear or geometric, they are not categorized under these two patterns because their dominant characteristic is their
representation of people and/or animals. Also, we might even find a rug that consists of both curving and straight lines;
we categorize such a rug according to the most dominant type of lines used in creating its design.
Curvilinear
Patterns created with smooth curving lines are called curvilinear. Curvilinear patterns can be seen in all three layouts of
all-over, medallion, and one-sided. Creation of curves generally requires a higher knot density. However, a high knot
density does not automatically result in a curvilinear pattern. In curvilinear rugs, the pattern is usually drawn on a squared
paper knot by knot. Then the pattern is carefully copied from the paper onto the rug. This technique is more commonly
used in workshops. Kerman, Kashan, Esfahan, Nain and Qum styles are good representations of the curvilinear pattern
helpful element in finding the style and make of a rug. We could define pattern as the way lines are used to form shapes
on a rug.
In the rug industry, pattern is divided into the three categories of curvilinear, geometric and pictorial. The first two
refer to rugs with conventional motifs that are woven with curving lines (curvilinear) or straight lines (geometric). The
third (a much smaller group) refers to rugs which portray people and/or animals.
Rugs are always categorized by their most dominant characteristics; therefore, even though all pictorial rugs are either
curvilinear or geometric, they are not categorized under these two patterns because their dominant characteristic is their
representation of people and/or animals. Also, we might even find a rug that consists of both curving and straight lines;
we categorize such a rug according to the most dominant type of lines used in creating its design.
Curvilinear
Patterns created with smooth curving lines are called curvilinear. Curvilinear patterns can be seen in all three layouts of
all-over, medallion, and one-sided. Creation of curves generally requires a higher knot density. However, a high knot
density does not automatically result in a curvilinear pattern. In curvilinear rugs, the pattern is usually drawn on a squared
paper knot by knot. Then the pattern is carefully copied from the paper onto the rug. This technique is more commonly
used in workshops. Kerman, Kashan, Esfahan, Nain and Qum styles are good representations of the curvilinear pattern
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Geometric
Patterns created with straight lines are called geometric. Their designs are created mostly with right angles, diagonals,
triangles, and other geometric shapes. Geometric patterns can be seen in all three layouts of all-over, medallion and
one-sided. With some exceptions, geometric rugs are predominantly woven by nomadic tribes and village groups. The
ones woven by nomads tend to be simple and the ones woven by villagers or workshops can have either simple or very
complex motifs such as geometric rugs of Heriz (Persian) style, which are very intricate. Baluchi, Turkoman, Turkish and
Caucasian styles are good representations of the geometric pattern.
Patterns created with straight lines are called geometric. Their designs are created mostly with right angles, diagonals,
triangles, and other geometric shapes. Geometric patterns can be seen in all three layouts of all-over, medallion and
one-sided. With some exceptions, geometric rugs are predominantly woven by nomadic tribes and village groups. The
ones woven by nomads tend to be simple and the ones woven by villagers or workshops can have either simple or very
complex motifs such as geometric rugs of Heriz (Persian) style, which are very intricate. Baluchi, Turkoman, Turkish and
Caucasian styles are good representations of the geometric pattern.
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Pictorial
Pictorial rugs portray people and/or animals and are usually based on history and mythology. The naturalistic and realistic
depiction of people and animals is not very common in the East; therefore, pictorial rugs are a special and less common
pattern. Sometimes they consist of one or more figures (usually famous), and sometimes they depict a famous historical
event.
Even though a few nomadic groups such as the Baluchi occasionally produce items with pictorial pattern, pictorial rugs are
mainly produced in workshops and woven from fine cartoons. Workshops of Iran (particularly Kerman, Tabriz, and
Kashan), India, and Pakistan to some extend, are the major producers of pictorial rugs. Since the beginning of the 19th
century many pictorial rugs have also been woven in China. Turkey, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus are not in the tradition
of making pictorial rugs.
Pictorial rugs portray people and/or animals and are usually based on history and mythology. The naturalistic and realistic
depiction of people and animals is not very common in the East; therefore, pictorial rugs are a special and less common
pattern. Sometimes they consist of one or more figures (usually famous), and sometimes they depict a famous historical
event.
Even though a few nomadic groups such as the Baluchi occasionally produce items with pictorial pattern, pictorial rugs are
mainly produced in workshops and woven from fine cartoons. Workshops of Iran (particularly Kerman, Tabriz, and
Kashan), India, and Pakistan to some extend, are the major producers of pictorial rugs. Since the beginning of the 19th
century many pictorial rugs have also been woven in China. Turkey, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus are not in the tradition
of making pictorial rugs.