Antique Persian Isfahan Rug

by admin on September 18, 2007

There are a few of us who pay attention to detail more complicated, they think there is a world of difference between the light blue sky, believing that the carpets are the soul of the plant and must caress the feet instead of being something only for walking, if you believe that, then you'll love the atmosphere and comfort that is unique to the Nain Persian rug.

These rugs come from a very small desert town called Nain, 150 km from Isfahan, central Iran. The city of Nain has a history relatively short carpet, early 20th century were famous for their production of tissues. They began manufacturing carpets in the 1950s, after the second world war, this time for men's fashion industry layers disappeared, however, does not mean that ordinary carpets just by the Conversely, a Nain Persian carpet cover all the techniques of master weavers and the only modern, yet traditional style of Persia. Due to the fact that your business is young, an ancient Persian Nain carpet will be more difficult to get which means that there is great demand for this type of carpets and Persian rugs on especially when it comes to production of a few private families "carpet is available in the open market.

Nain Persian rug embodies the style and elegance, both in materials used (based on cotton, silk wool and hair) and patterns of fabrics, elegant lines and curvilinear motifs develop real blue and ivory being predominant. The background may include topics of animals (mostly birds), floral and fork blades, all in one rather limited range of colors, which give them appreciated the majesty and brilliance. Other features of the Nain Persian rug is the central medallion (present in most carpets), which is often in the form of a star.

Nain weavers invented a rule solely for your carpets for a price Nain rug be determined. The measure is called the LAA and defines the number of threads from a single strip at the end of the Persian Nain rug. The lower the LAA is, the higher the price. If a carpet is 9 LAA, of what can be considered very good quality and the rarest and finest carpets have 4 LAA. Nain Persian carpet woven with Persian knots asymmetrical; usually the density of nodes varies between 120 and 180 knots per square inch, representing high quality Nain Persian carpets.

After buying as a carpet, it is very important to keep away from sunlight to keep them in dark rooms, or at least by rotating them a few times a year. Rotation also avoids the degradation caused by the increase in traffic in a given area. We also recommend that are not cleaned clening specialties, but rather let this work to a professional carpet cleaner, however in an emergency, for example, spills, etc., using a mixture of water, mild soap and a little white vinegar.

If you are lucky to have one of these masterpieces that should be well assured, however, as a Persian Nain rug is unique, always going to be difficult to replace.

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