Veramin rugs

Veramin rugs and rug runners, hand woven in southeastern Iran, are easily recognized by their use of the famous Mina-Khani design in brilliant colors.
Veramin, located in southeastern Iran, is considered to be an important center for the weaving of rugs and rug runners. Situated in a highly fertile plain, Veramin is home to Kurds, Lurs, Arabs, Ghashghais, and Turkomans. Due to its very diverse population, Veramin rugs and rug runners are hand woven in all three settings - workshop, village, and nomadic. The nomads weave both pile and flat weaves for their rugs and rug runners. Whether the nomads use the symmetrical Turkish knot or asymmetrical Persian knot for their pile weaving depends upon their ethnicity. The village and workshop weavers mainly use the asymmetrical Persian knot for their rugs and rug runners.
The defining pattern of Veramin rugs and rug runners is the famous Mina-Khani design in which the field is covered with daisies connected together with lines that form diamonds or circles in an all-over layout. Typically the background color of the Mina-Khani design is blue, while the motifs are usually woven in white, yellow, orange, bright red, and blue. It is also quite common to see an all-over design combining Herati motifs in between Shah Abbas motifs on Veramin rugs and rug runners. The Herati motif is an old Mongol (Turkish) pattern featuring fish and turtles.
The Shah Abbas motif features abstract floral designs combined with Arabesque designs that make up the main pattern and the margin of the rugs and rug runners. The background is typically a blue black color, while the motifs in Veramin rugs and rug runners are woven in shades of red, green, and blue with white providing the contrast.
The warps and wefts on Veramin rugs and rug runners are mostly cotton, while the pile is wool. Renowned for their excellent quality and brilliance, the fabulous colors and splendid designs of Veramin rugs and rug runners will create a vibrant ambience in your home while providing an elegant finishing touch.