Gyordes knot - Gyordes knot

Japanese: ギョルデス結び - ぎょるですむすび
Gyordes knot - Gyordes knot

…The material is mostly wool, but cotton or silk is also used for the warp thread. The pile knots are roughly divided into two types, the Turkish knot (Gördes knot) and the Persian knot (Sena knot). The Turkish knot was used by people of Turkish origin, and the Persian knot was used by people of Iranian origin. Most of the heirlooms date back to the 16th century or later, but an older relic from the 13th century Seljuk Empire was discovered in the Mosque of Konya in Anatolia (Turkey). …

From [Carpets]

...the tools used in weaving a carpet include a knife to cut the pile threads tied to the warp threads, a comb to tighten the weft and pile threads, and scissors to trim the ends of the pile threads.
[Pile yarn knots, patterns]
Representative ways of tying pile yarn include the Persian knot (Sehna knot) and the Turkish knot (Ghiordes knot). The Persian knot is used mainly by Iranian people in Iran and in the east, while the Turkish knot is used in Turkey and the Caucasus region, as well as in Tabriz, Hamadan, and areas in Iran where Turkish nomads live.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Gjordes knot" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…素材は毛が大部分であるが,経糸に綿や絹を用いたりもする。パイル系の結び方は〈トルコ結び(ギョルデス結び)〉と〈ペルシア結び(セーナ結び)〉の2種に大別され,トルコ結びはトルコ系の人々,ペルシア結びはイラン系の人々の間で使われた。伝世品の大部分は16世紀以降のものであるが,古い遺物としてアナトリア(トルコ)のコニヤのモスクから13世紀のセルジューク朝のものが発見されている。…

【絨毯】より

…絨毯を織るとき用いる道具には,経糸に結んだパイル糸を切るナイフ,よこ糸とパイル糸を打ち込んで締めるくし,パイル糸の先を切りそろえるはさみなどがある。
[パイル糸の結び方,文様]
 パイル糸の代表的な結び方としてペルシア結び(セーナ結びSehna knot)とトルコ結び(ギョルデス結びGhiordes knot)があげられる。ペルシア結びは主としてイラン内のイラン系の人々およびイラン以東で使われ,トルコ結びはトルコ,カフカス(コーカサス)地方のほかに,イランではタブリーズ,ハマダーンやトルコ系遊牧民の住む地域で使われている。…

※「ギョルデス結び」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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