Nain carpets, a more beautiful world

Nain carpets, a more beautiful world

In Iran, about 200 kilometers east of Isfahan, near the western border of the Great Dasht-e-Kavir Desert, lies the picturesque town of Nain. Carpets from this city have an excellent reputation and are very popular. Nain carpets are of the most beautiful and most famous Persian carpets in the world.

The material of Nain carpets, as well as the workmanship, is top class, and the knot density is high; often more than one million knots per square meter. The material of the most exclusive carpets is wool and silk on cotton warp and in some rare examples are silk. The high-quality material of these rugs and their elegant design are two factors that make them bold among other Persian rugs. The kork wool used in these carpets has an above-average quality, and equally the silk is also of a special quality and fineness.

The most common motif is a central medallion surrounded byI individual arabesque designs. In some specimens the Nain carpet decorated with a floral pattern without a medallion. Other designs of traditional Persian carpets are common in the weaving of these carpets. Knotters since the 1990s have also made Nain rugs in square, round, hexagonal, and octagonal shapes. These sizes have given the opportunity to accommodate all tastes and needs for lovers of these wonderful rugs.

Another important factor of these carpets is dyeing. The dyeing of Nain carpets is natural and vegetable processed by hand. The most common colors of Nain are beige, light brown, dark red, navy blue, light blue, and gray. Other colors such as copper, green and pink are considered secondary colors for Nain carpets.

The naming system of Nain carpets depends on the number of “La”. “La” is the number of twisted threads in a warp showing how fine the design of the carpet is. Nain carpets are classified into 4 “la,” 6 “la,” and 9 “la.” The Nain carpet with 4 “la has a finer design than the 6 “la and 9 “la. The 4 “la” Nain rug is an expensive rug that because of its high value is rare to find.