Carpet dyeing, Handmade carpets, Persian art, Persian Carpets
Knowing wool for weaving
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Asian sheep have a type of wool that is suitable for
knotting carpets
because it contains a mixture of long and short fibers. The quality of the wool depends on the age of the sheep and the area of the body where it grows.
The finest wool can be harvested from lambs in autumn. The wool that grows around the neck is called “kork” and is used in the
fine carpets
. It is important to know that sheep living in the highlands have a higher percentage of fat in their wool, resulting in a brighter and shinier type of wool.
Iran is very self-sufficient in wool, while other countries such as Pakistan, for example, import wool from Australia and New Zealand.
In the next part we will discuss the processes of working with wool to knot carpets.
