Village Area Rugs, Beauty in Simplicity

The villages in Persia have traditionally been weaving small area rugs because of the space and other limitations. The village weaving is done usually by one person most likely the mother or daughters of the family. The village rugs tend to have a stronger color palette and more variation in the design than the nomadic rugs. They are almost all in geometric format. Whereas in tribal rugs, the colors are more muted and designs more constrained, in village rugs the colors can be much brighter and designers freer. In addition, each village would have its own specific color palette and designs that go back generations. In fact, this is one way to distinguish the rugs from various villages in a region.

The villages in the Caucasus region including the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Dagestan produce some of the most vivid design and colors in the village rugs.

The village rugs tend to be smaller in size since they are weaved on a small loom which must fit the small rooms in the villages and the weavers are mostly women.

At the Persian Knot Gallery, we believe in reducing our negative impact on the environment. We do this by helping our clients to reduce their carbon footprint by maintaining the rugs that they buy from us.

As our rugs were produced over 75 to 100 years ago and can be used for another 100 years if washed and maintained regularly.

We believe it’s a win-win approach: enjoy the beauty of an artisan handwoven rug whose quality and workmanship will provide use and joy for generations while reducing the negative impact on the climate.