WikiRug:Featured Article/2023/2

For centuries Persian carpet weaving has depended primarily on local materials processed by traditional techniques. The introduction of merino wool from Australia was short-lived, and, even after synthetic chemical dyes were introduced around the turn of the 14th/20th century, they were often processed according to traditional techniques. Until the 1320s Š./1940s vegetable dyes continued in common use.
The basic raw materials for carpets are natural fibers, of which sheep wool is important. In different parts of Persia different kinds of sheep are raised, depending on the prevailing climate and available pasturage.(Full article...)