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Persian Sub Styles
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan,
Kerman, Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Varamin.
Qum
Qum rugs are woven in workshops of Qum, a city of northwest central Iran. Since rug
production did not begin in Qum until about seventy years ago in 1930s, Qum doesn't have any
traditional designs of its own. Qum weavers prefer to weave the most favorable designs of other
Persian weaving groups and sometimes Caucasian weaving groups and adjusting these designs to
their own taste. It is possible for Qum rugs to be mistaken with Kashan or Esfahan rugs.
However, they will not be mistaken with Tabriz rugs because Qum, Kashan and Esfahan rugs are
woven with the asymmetric (Persian) knot and Tabriz rugs are woven with the symmetric
(Turkish) knot. All silk, part silk/part wool, and kork (fine wool taken from the belly of sheep)
Qum rugs are very well-known in Iran and abroad. The foundation of Qum rugs could be either
cotton or silk. Most Qum rugs have curvilinear patterns, and very elaborate floral motifs with
intricate leaves and vines. As mentioned above the designs are varied, taken from different
weaving groups. Some designs used in Qum rugs consist of vase, moharramaat, mir-i-boteh,
zell-i sultan, panelled garden, hunting, tree-of-life, pictorial, Shah Abbassi melallion-and-corner
with usually a circular medallion, all-over Shah Abbasi, medallion with open field, medallions
resembling the famous Esfahan Sheikh Lotfollah medallion, prayer and all-over gul farangi
(roses). The gul farangi motif seems to be a popular motif also used in vase, tree-of-life, and zell-i
sultan designs.
Afshar, Ardabil, Bakhtiari, Bijar, Isfahan, Farahan, Hamadan, Heriz, Joshaghan, Kashan,
Kerman, Malayer, Mashad, Nain, Qashghai, Qum, Ravar, Sarab, Sarouk, Senneh, Serapi,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Varamin.
Qum
Qum rugs are woven in workshops of Qum, a city of northwest central Iran. Since rug
production did not begin in Qum until about seventy years ago in 1930s, Qum doesn't have any
traditional designs of its own. Qum weavers prefer to weave the most favorable designs of other
Persian weaving groups and sometimes Caucasian weaving groups and adjusting these designs to
their own taste. It is possible for Qum rugs to be mistaken with Kashan or Esfahan rugs.
However, they will not be mistaken with Tabriz rugs because Qum, Kashan and Esfahan rugs are
woven with the asymmetric (Persian) knot and Tabriz rugs are woven with the symmetric
(Turkish) knot. All silk, part silk/part wool, and kork (fine wool taken from the belly of sheep)
Qum rugs are very well-known in Iran and abroad. The foundation of Qum rugs could be either
cotton or silk. Most Qum rugs have curvilinear patterns, and very elaborate floral motifs with
intricate leaves and vines. As mentioned above the designs are varied, taken from different
weaving groups. Some designs used in Qum rugs consist of vase, moharramaat, mir-i-boteh,
zell-i sultan, panelled garden, hunting, tree-of-life, pictorial, Shah Abbassi melallion-and-corner
with usually a circular medallion, all-over Shah Abbasi, medallion with open field, medallions
resembling the famous Esfahan Sheikh Lotfollah medallion, prayer and all-over gul farangi
(roses). The gul farangi motif seems to be a popular motif also used in vase, tree-of-life, and zell-i
sultan designs.
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A panelled design containing very different motifs in each compartment is also common; the
motifs inside the compartments can consist of pictorials, vases, hunting scenes, and botehs all in
one rug. The colors used in Qum rugs are as diverse as the designs. The overall appearance
could either be pale with background and border colors such as ivory, champagne, turquoise
and light green, or it could be dark with background colors such as dark blue and even
sometimes red. Red, blue and green are also used as motif colors. Other commonly used colors
in Qum rugs are mushroom, rose, gold, yellow ocher and orange ocher. In silk Qum rugs,
golden yellow outlines are sometimes woven around the motifs.
Quality
The quality of Qum rugs and carpets varies. Newer ones are much better in quality and pattern.
Most high quality Qum rugs and carpets are made of pure silk with very high KPSI and are
among the finest looking rugs in Iran and the world.
Knots
Weavers in Qum use Persian knots. The quality of the carpet depends upon the number of
knots, which varies, but averages from around 120 KPSI up to 842 KPSI
Foundation
warp is mostly cotton; weft is either silk, cotton, or wool.
motifs inside the compartments can consist of pictorials, vases, hunting scenes, and botehs all in
one rug. The colors used in Qum rugs are as diverse as the designs. The overall appearance
could either be pale with background and border colors such as ivory, champagne, turquoise
and light green, or it could be dark with background colors such as dark blue and even
sometimes red. Red, blue and green are also used as motif colors. Other commonly used colors
in Qum rugs are mushroom, rose, gold, yellow ocher and orange ocher. In silk Qum rugs,
golden yellow outlines are sometimes woven around the motifs.
Quality
The quality of Qum rugs and carpets varies. Newer ones are much better in quality and pattern.
Most high quality Qum rugs and carpets are made of pure silk with very high KPSI and are
among the finest looking rugs in Iran and the world.
Knots
Weavers in Qum use Persian knots. The quality of the carpet depends upon the number of
knots, which varies, but averages from around 120 KPSI up to 842 KPSI
Foundation
warp is mostly cotton; weft is either silk, cotton, or wool.