Persian Rugs: Guide To Gabbeh Rugs
The basic material of a Gabbeh is wool.
The Qashqai
raise a tough breed of sheep with a distinctive wool.
Qashqai men do the shearing.
Spinning is done by either men or
women. It is the felting property of wool that makes the
spinning work. Wool has scales and when wool touches wool
the scales catch each other. This is why the wool letters
stick to a wool felt board. Spinning draws the wool out
and and the twist locks the scales together. The locking
of scales or felting as it is called is what makes the
yarn.
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The Natural Dye Renaissance Wool rugs
without color would not be pleasing and the
nature of the color is important.
In the late 19th and 20th century there was a
massive shift in dying from natural dyes to
chemical dyes. The chemical dyes were fraught
with problems. The chemical dyes were cheaper and
easier so people switched but over years the
toxic waste poisoned dyers and seeped into the
groundwater in many areas. The rugs suffered as
well. As a whole the chemical were less
attractive to western consumers.
With Dr. Sobhe were a number of people who
helped engineer the Natural Dye Renaissance. Abbas
Sayahi was instrumental in teaching the
industry how to use the natural dyes again. There
is an amazing sense of selflessness with these
men they are willing to help their own
competition for the benefit of a greater good.
By the way I was curious about the image above
with the gray wool and the pomegranates so I call
the Sayahi Dye works near Shiraz Iran. Parham was
kind enough to explain to me that depending on
the mordant pomegranates can give gray, green, or
a muted yellow.
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Gabeh
Rugs Red Qashqai Rug from Sobco
Gabbeh
Rugs: Handmade Gabbeh From Zollanvari
Gabbeh
Rugs: Amalehbaft Gabbeh Rug
Gabbeh
Rugs: Regular Gabbeh Rug From Gabbeh.com
Gabbeh
Rugs: Kashkoli Gabbeh Rug From Gabbeh.com
Qashqai
Gabbeh Rug 19th C Fars Province Lot 134
Internet Resources for Gabbeh Rugs
Persian
Rugs and Carpets Gabbeh Flooring Rugidea.com Los Angeles
California Sobcoweb.com
gabbeh
Gabbeh rugs and carpets Persian rugs Qashqai,
Oldcarpet.com ...
Jozan:
Persian Gabbeh rugs for sale, Gabbeh Rug Gallery
www.Gabbeh.com
Gabbayeh
(Gabbeh) Rugs from Iran
www.PersianCarpetGuide.com
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