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Hamadan carpet

Hamadan rugs are high quality, hand-woven village rugs made in and around the city of Hamadan in western Iran.

Unlike most other rugs, which refer to a specific type from a province or city, the term hamadan actually refers to a variety of rugs woven across a wide region.

Where are Hamadan rugs made?

Particularly interesting: Although all carpets made in these regions are called Hamadan carpets, the materials are very different as the wool comes from sheep living in many different regions, and the patterns also differ due to the different influences of each of these regions.

Owning a Hamadan is owning a piece of ancient history
Thanks to its ideal location at a crossroads in the "Kuh-i-Elwand" valley in northwestern Iran, Hamadan has long been an important carpet weaving and trading center. All the surrounding villages and towns produce different types and sizes of carpets and treadmills for export.

The entire region is dotted with miles of spinning mills, weaving mills, dry cleaners and laundries specializing in carpets.

Old carpets from Hamadan

Carpet lovers and collectors know that buying Hamadan antique Persian rugs is the best investment they can make. One of the oldest cities in the world, Hamadan was once known as the cradle of Eastern civilization.

The hand-woven carpets created in this ancient city are works of art totally devoid of more recent influences.

When you own an antique Hamadan rug, you own a piece of ancient history. These rugs are remarkably well constructed, with quality materials, an impressive range of colors and a weaving technique that contributes to their famed durability.

Construction of Hamadan carpets

The wool used to make Hamadan rugs comes from hardy sheep that graze in the highlands of the region. This wool is very durable, rustic and robust, which contributes to the long-lasting quality of these rugs.

Hamadan rugs are generally plain woven and most of them have a cotton base.

Hamadan Carpet Foundation

Most Hamadan rugs have a plain weave basic weave. If you look at the underside of a single yarn rug, you can clearly see all the other warp yarns across the width of the rug, creating a unique pattern of defined lines on the rug.

Only the Hamadan carpets from the Kasvin (Qazvin) region have a slightly different structure, as they do not have a single-thread foundation.

There is a slight difference between Hamadan rugs woven before and after 1915. Later carpets woven after 1915 have a cotton base.

Types of Knots in Hamadan Carpets

Hamadan weavers used the ghiordes, or Turkish knot, to make their carpets. It is a type of symmetrical knot used on only a few types of Persian carpets, including Tabriz carpets. Most other Persian carpet weavers use the Persian knot, which is asymmetrical.

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