Islamic Carpet Making

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Islamic carpet making.

The ottoman empire and carpet production. Other materials such as cotton camel hair goat hair and flax have been used to. Persian and oriental rugs whether made in tribal or city surrounding are all hand knotted the weaver ties the material whether it be wool or silk around the warps of the foundation using one of several different knots. Within the islamic world especially fine specimens were collected in royal households.

Sheep s wool is the most common material used in the making of traditional arabian carpets. However one can find many historical examples of carpets that depict plants animals and even people throughout areas that were under heavy islamic influence at the time the carpet was produced. 1587 1629 program for restructuring the economy and attracting european merchants to the country. The art of carpet weaving was particularly important in the ottoman empire.

Carpets are very popular among islamic countries and are considered objects of everyday life regarded with both esteem and admiration. Rihal is a type of pre islamic carpet that was made in al hirah an ancient city that was the capital of the lakhmids. Carpet weaving is an important tradition in islamic culture. The ottoman state was founded by turkish tribes in northwestern anatolia in 1299 and became an empire in 1453 after the momentous.

Each rug is made to a design whether that design is copied from an intricate design plate or is inspired by the weaver their surroundings and their way of life depends on.