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Gholtogh Bidjar 210 x 130
The handmade carpets' colors look different depending on the side you view the carpet from.This is because the pile of handmade carpets, in contrast to machine made carpets, is inclined so that the carpet has protection from dirt and wear. For a detailed view please click the images below.
The town Bidjar (or Bijar) and their surrounding areas have been major centers of rug production since the eighteenth century.
Carpets woven in Bidjar and the surrounding villages show more varied designs than the similar Senneh rugs (produced in the near city Sanadij) , which has led to the distinction between "city" and "village" Bidjar rugs.
Often referred to as "The Iron Rug of Persia", the Bidjar carpet is distinguished by its highly packed pile, which is produced by a special technique known as "wet weaving", with the help of a special tool. Warps, weft and pile are constantly kept wet during the weaving process. When the finished carpet is allowed to dry, the wool expands, and the fabric becomes more compact.
The colours of Bidjar carpets are exquisite, with light and dark blues, and saturated to light, pale madder red. The designs are traditionally Persian, with predominant Herati, but also simple medallion forms. Frequently the design is more rectilinear, but Bidjar carpets are more easily identified by their peculiar, stiff and heavy weaving than by any design.
General information about Persian - Iranian Carpets
The Persian carpet is an essential part of Persian art and culture. Carpet weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Persian culture and art and dates back to ancient Persia.
Persian classic rugs are typically designed using one of four patterns: all-over, central medallion, compartment and one-sided. Some abstract asymmetrical design can be found but most of these can be described as one-sided or unidirectional.
For the more elaborate curvilinear designs, the patterns are carefully drawn to scale in the proper colours on graph paper. Each square thus becomes a knot, which allows for an accurate rendition of even the most complex design. Designs have changed little through centuries of weaving. Today computers are used in the production of scale drawings for the weavers.
Classic Persian carpets are made on vertical looms. Vertical looms are undoubtedly more comfortable to operate. These are found more in city weavers and sedentary peoples because they are hard to dismantle and transport. There is no limit to the length of the carpet that can be woven on a vertical loom and there is no restriction to its width.
Two basic knots are used in most Persian Carpets and Oriental rugs: the symmetrical Turkish or Ghiordes knot (used in Turkey, the Caucasus, East Turkmenistan, and some Turkish and Kurdish areas of Iran), and the asymmetrical Persian or Senneh knot (Iran, India, Turkey, Pakistan, China, and Egypt).
The major classical centers of carpet production in Persia were in Tabriz, Ghom, Kashan, Moud, Sarough, Bidjar, Herat, Nain and Kerman.
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