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This carpet is a magnificent example of one-of-a-kind village craftsmanship, embodying all the qualities a rug needs to endure the ages and become an antique masterpiece of the future.
The process of creating such a piece begins with shearing the wool from sheep raised by the weaver’s family in the grazing valleys of Mount Zagros in Fars province. The lush pastures and high-altitude terrain produce an oily, long-fibered wool—an essential component of durable knotted rugs. After washing the wool in local streams, the young and old women of the family spin it into fine, hard-twisted yarn. They then dye it using natural pigments gathered from their surroundings, resulting in a mesmerising array of colours that are ideal for rug-making.
A horizontal loom, consisting of two parallel beams fastened to the ground with spikes and stones, is set up with tightly stretched woolen warps, ready for weaving. With only the loom and the colourful yarn at hand, the weavers embark on a painstaking process that can take months to complete.
The Qashqai women, dressed in their vibrantly coloured garments, work together on large rugs like this one, usually under the supervision of a grandmother. The design is not drafted on paper but is instead woven from memory, with the pattern dictated in song—a tradition passed down through generations. Mothers sing the naqsha, guiding their daughters as they weave, just as they once learned from their own mothers.
The result is a rug that seems to sing back to its beholder, echoing the beauty of the valleys of Zagros. This is a carpet that the owner will appreciate more with time, as it grows even more beautiful with age—a piece filled with the love and tradition infused into every knot.
