Most handmade carpets are woven from wool. The wool is spun, usually by hand, and then rinsed, washed and dried. It is then dyed to ensure an even colour throughout the rug. Traditionally, nomad carpet-weavers (usually women) used horizontal looms, which are lightweight trans portable. Iranian carpets consist of warp, weft, silk pile, wool, cotton or fuzz knotted with weft forming the flesh of carpets. In different parts of Iran, carpet makers created their own styles and schools. Techniques were sometimes different from tribe to tribe or city to city.
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