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“Plain” and “Chahar-Koub” Jajim
Its weave is simpler and more
common than other Jajims. It has different kinds of designs and
images:
A) Stripe: In
different colors, sometimes has Gumpul margin. Parallel lines of
these hand woven have 5 to 1 cm width and sometimes decorate
between rows by fine lines.
B)
Checkered:
This kind of jajim is woven in small and large squares. Colorful
warps replaced each other and shown applied colors in every
square, so lighten and darken colors of the ground. Sometimes it
is decorated with small woolen gumpuls and give it special
brightness. This gumpuls are applied in the center of squares or
on the corner of them, in rows or zigzag pattern, as margin of
jajim.
C) Khotab:
Khotab is woven in parallel rows or stripped in different colors.
Corners of each row, have ornaments alike to basic images of “Kongere
Madakhel”, which narrow parts of tooth are towards the inside
and in front of each other and makes a fantastic design.
D) Flower:
Like other jajim images, is in parallel lines, but darker colors
in each row, beside the next row, placed close to each other in
such a manner, that are seen as a beautiful images. These images,
according to weaver’s taste, which is specified by colors,
create such beautiful flowers, which are compared to seven color
napkin.
E) Toothed:
Parallel lines of these jajims have 3 to 4 cm width. Each row has
specific color. In the middle in each row, “toothed” basic
image passes throughout jajim length and makes itself apparent
among colors.
“Shisheh-Dermah”
Jajim
These jajims are mostly used
for decoration and hardly woven in tribes. “Shisheh-Dermah” is
usually woven in two dark and light colors and sometimes with a
margin, which is in harmony with ground in color. This kind of jajim
is mostly seen in dark blue and white, margin in white and black or
in white and red. It is one sided hand woven, as the extra wefts
of its other side are seen. Basic images of “Shisheh-Dermah” are
lozenges, in which their sides are along to each other. In the
center of every lozenge, a special motif is woven. Margin is woven
in parallel lines and stripped and in harmony with ground.
Needle (Rend)
Images of these jajim are like
those of kilim (in both ground and margin). Peacock, Cashmere Flower,
Khorasan, Lengej, Tehran, Aqajeri, Sormeh-dan, flower leaf, Alma
flower, images in various colors are mostly used; and wool or fuzz
warps and wefts, make images magnificent. Sizes of these jajims,
depending to the usage, are different, but 2x2.5m is more common.
Corners of jajims, used as bedspread, are decorated by gumpuls and
colorful pendants.
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