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How a Persian Carpet Is Made: Warp, Weft, Pile and Fringe
Warp, weft, pile, fringe, selvedge and kilim end — the six parts of a Persian carpet explained, plus how to tell hand-knotted, kilim, gabbeh and machine-made construction apart.
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What Is Raj? Persian Carpet Knot Density Explained
Raj is the knot count across 7 cm of a Persian carpet. How to count it with a ruler, the formula, the arithmetic traps — and why a higher raj is not automatically a better carpet.
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Kork, Silk and Viscose: Reading Carpet Materials Honestly
What kork wool really is, why viscose and bamboo silk are not silk, and how to read a carpet's material description properly before you buy.
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How a Hand-Knotted Persian Carpet Is Woven: Persian vs Turkish Knot
From dyed yarn to finished pile: how a hand-knotted carpet is made, what a naqsh and a vagireh are, and the real difference between the Persian (asymmetrical) and Turkish (symmetrical) knot.
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