Iranian carpets

…Carpets are also called rugs, but these generally refer to fabrics used for floor coverings, and carpets specifically refer to floor coverings made with pile weaves (wana weaves). They are also written as 'judan'. Machine-made carpets have become mainstream in developed countries since the 19th century, but before that, and even today, carpets have been woven by hand in Western Asia, Central Asia, and China, which requires an enormous amount of time. In addition to the warp threads and weft threads that make up the flat weave of the ground, pile threads are tied to the warp threads one by one, and the ends are cut to make them stand up like nap, and patterns are woven into them. Each production area has its own characteristics, such as the material of the threads, the knotting method, the loom, and the patterns. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iranian carpets" is listed below.

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…カーペットcarpet，ラッグrugとも呼ばれるが，これらは広く敷物に使われる織物一般をさし，絨毯はとくにパイルpile(添毛)組織による敷物をいう(輪奈（わな）織)。絨緞とも書く。19世紀以降先進諸国では機械製が主流となったが，それ以前，および現在でも，西アジア，中央アジア，中国などでは膨大な時間を要する手結びの絨毯が織り続けられてきた。地の平組織を作る経糸（たていと）とよこ糸(緯糸（ぬきいと）)のほかに，経糸に一目一目色糸(パイル糸)を結びその先を切ってけば状に立毛し，文様を織り出すもので，糸の材料，結び方，織機，文様など，産地ごとに特色が見られる。…

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