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Heriz Carpets Heriz
carpets or Heriz rugs are unique pieces of art created by the weavers of
Heriz, located in the city of Tabriz which is one of the major weaving
centers of Iran. These carpets and rugs owing to their style and texture
are famous across the world. The style in which they are weaved is
distinctive. The Heriz rugs are considered as the Iron Rug of Iran. They
are thick and coarser due to which they are inexpensive and appeal
strongly to the western market. Design and Patterns Like other carpet, pattern followed is generally geometrical. The background is crowded. However in some of the older carpets this is kept plain. Center medallions of the carpet are embellished richly and have a characteristic, rather rectangular shape. The carpet also consists of various filler motifs like arabesques, palmettes and rosettes in colorful repeat. The other characteristic features of Heriz carpets are the square or rectangular corners in the field, often decorated with arabesques. Some of the patterns and designed generally followed are:
Colors Brown, red, light and dark pink, light and dark blue and ivory are the popular colors. Dark colors usually blue and its shades are used for creating contrast in the carpets. Some shades of rust are also part of the main color scheme. Because of balanced color, these carpets look marvelous. Production Centers Major production centers of Heriz carpets and Heriz rugs are : Persia
Heriz carpets are also manufactured in other countries like:
The important trade name of Heriz carpets are
Heriz carpets are woven using symmetrical Turkish double knot. The quality of the carpets depend upon the quality of the materials. Ancient Heriz carpets made the use of woolen foundation for weaving but after 19th century trend shifted towards cotton foundation. The Carpets are knotted symmetrically with depressed alternate warps. About Heriz Heriz, located in the Province of Eastern Azerbaijan, in the northwestern part of Iran (Persia). The region was the center of oriental culture and the production of beautiful carpets 100 years ago. Even in the modern period the weavers of the region are producing beautiful carpets with all the beautiful designs and patterns. Though the term covers carpets of many small villages in the area, the most beautiful samples were woven in Heriz itself.  |
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