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Persian Substyles
Afshar
,Ardabil,
Bakhtiari,
Bijar,
Esfahan,
Farahan,
Hamadan,
Heriz,
Joushaghan,
Kashan,
Kerman,
Malayer,
Mashad,
Nain,
Quashghai,
Qum,
Ravar,
Sarab,
Saruk,
Senneh,
Serapi,
Shiraz,
Tabriz
Varamin,
Varamin
Varamin is a town located 30 miles southeast of Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Varamin has a very diverse population. In addition to its city population, its surrounding areas are home to and a gathering place for many tribes such as Kurds, Lurs, Arabs, Qashghais and Turkomans. As a result, Varamin rugs are made in all three settings of workshop, village and nomadic. The nomads weave both pile and flat weaves. The flat weaves consist of kelims, saddlebags and salt bags. In their designs, mainly geometric, they employ a variety of motifs such as the Turkoman gul, the Caucasian crab, and the Persian boteh, all in bright colors.
However, the signature design of Varamin is the mina-khani design in which the field is covered with daisies connected together with lines that form diamonds or circles in an all-over layout. The background color, in this design, is usually blue and the motifs are usually woven in white, yellow, orange, bright red, and blue.
Another all-over design of Varamin is a combination of herati motifs in between shah abbasi motifs. The motifs are woven in red, green, and blue with white highlights against a blue-black background. The village and workshop weavers mainly use the asymmetrical (Persian) knot, and the nomads, depending on their ethnicity, use either the asymmetrical or the symmetrical (Turkish) knot.
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