Persia, recognized as the home of the original oriental carpet. For many years now, the Persian carpet has been synonymous with oriental carpets.
From as back as the 19th century the majority of pieces available today at dealers, auctions, antique stores and department stores are known to be of Persian origin.
The earliest knotted carpets that have survived were found in the Altai and the Tarim basin. The pazyryk carpet, and a few other references to Persian carpets date back to the time of the Seljuk Sultans and the early Mongol Period.

Although the term Oriental Rugs is commonly used to refer to all handmade Rugs, these rugs come from many different regions. From west and central Asia (Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan), the Far East (China, India, Nepal).

Persian City carpets from GOM, NAIN, TABRIZ, KASHAN and ISFAHAN are considered by many to be first quality of Oriental Carpets made.

Oriental Carpets have distinctly colorful design, created using both natural and synthetic dyes.

Natural dyes are made from Vegetable or Mineral sources, Synthetic dyes are made from either aniline or chrome some example for natural dyes are:
Plant dyes: Saffron and Oak apples for yellow dyes
Indigo for blue
Madder roots for red tone and as well as Henna and flowers

Animal dyes: A purple dye obtained from snails was important in ancient times.

Mineral dyes: Karaboja for black
Iron oxide for brown
Copper sulfate for green

Although, different colors are connected with different moods and meanings, such connections vary from culture to culture.

Animal's dyes: A purple dye obtained from snails was important in ancient times.

Mineral dyes: Karaboja for black
Iron oxide for brown
Copper sulfate for green

However, although, different colors are connected with different moods and meanings, such connections vary from culture to culture.

The Oriental Rug Weaver

Each rug comes from a specific region and carries a combination of traditional designs and weaving techniques particular to that region. Modern Oriental Rugs are woven the same way as they have been for thousands of years. The Oriental Rugs involve weaving and knotting Rows of silk and/or wool knots are tied on a foundation of cotton. These rows of knots become the pile of a carpet. The level to which a pile is clipped depends on the type of material, its quality and thickness. They are two basic knots used in Oriental Rugs: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical

Horizontal looms and vertical or upright loom.

The tools: A knife to cut the yarn, A metal comb, and A pair of shears for final trimming.

Since the weave of a carpet is rarely uniform the most accurate results are obtained by determining the knot density in two or more parts of the carpet. It is important to remember that each knot passes over two warps. The knot density can reach as much as a thousand per square inch and is the main factor in the intricacy of a design.