Islamic Carpet Making

Sheep s wool is the most common material used in the making of traditional arabian carpets.

Islamic carpet making.

One of the tenants held by some of the more orthodox orders of islam is a prohibition against making graven images. However one can find many historical examples of carpets that depict plants animals and even people throughout areas that were under heavy islamic influence at the time the carpet was produced. Rihal is a type of pre islamic carpet that was made in al hirah an ancient city that was the capital of the lakhmids. In iran the carpet and textile industries formed part of shah abbas r.

1587 1629 program for restructuring the economy and attracting european merchants to the country. Carpets are very popular among islamic countries and are considered objects of everyday life regarded with both esteem and admiration. Other materials such as cotton camel hair goat hair and flax have been used to. The ottoman empire and carpet production.

Each rug is made to a design whether that design is copied from an intricate design plate or is inspired by the weaver their surroundings and their way of life depends on. The ottoman state was founded by turkish tribes in northwestern anatolia in 1299 and became an empire in 1453 after the momentous. The art of carpet weaving was particularly important in the ottoman empire. Persian and oriental rugs whether made in tribal or city surrounding are all hand knotted the weaver ties the material whether it be wool or silk around the warps of the foundation using one of several different knots.

Carpet weaving is an important tradition in islamic culture.