What’s the Difference Between Turkish and Persian Rugs?
- By: Outrageous Rugs
- Tags: Anatolian, Festival of Rugs, Persian, Turkish
- Category: Blog
In modern day Turkey and Iran, it is fairly common to see rugs woven using either a one-knot or two-knot style. But, traditionally, it was Persian rugs (Iran) that used the single knot technique and Anatolian rugs (Turkey) that used the two-knot style. [caption id="attachment_2293" align="alignleft" width="237"] Single knot style traditionally used on Persian rugs - Illustration courtesy of Dake on WikiCommons[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2294" align="alignright" width="238"] Double knot style…
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