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Kashan is an
ancient Persian city renowned for its magnificent carpets. Its
natives proudly share in the respect given to these. In the past,
kings and rulers from afar would come in person to purchase rugs
from Kashan. On display in major museums around the world, some
older pieces date from the 16th or 17th century when Kashan was
given one of the first Royal workshops, and became one of main
canters responsible for the legend of the Persian carpet. Some
scholars, to be the city where the famous ‘Ardebil’ carpets might
have been woven, think it. By the end of the Second World War, it
was estimated that the city of Kashan could operate some 12,000
professional looms simultaneously. The famous asymmetrical Persian
knot is the only one used in the weaving of these fine carpets, with
patterns ranging from the classic medallion, through fields of Shah
Abbas flowers, to magnificent pictorial and hunting scenes. The
materials can be all wool, all silk (the famous "Silk Kashans'), or
a combination of the two. The foundations are generally of cotton,
except in the finest pieces where it is of Silk |