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Carpet: Iran |
Systan
Carpet: Weaving and Labors
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Weaving and
Labors of Systan Rugs |
Weaving
of Systan Rugs
A. Wool: There are two types of wool in Systan.
1. Local sheep wool from sheep known for their good quality white wool. It is weaved
traditionally by hand and delivered to tanneries where it is dyed by chemical colors.
2. Wool mainly produced in Khorasan and sold in the local market. The quality of this
products is incomparable to that of local wool.
Rugs using this wool are woven in two
groups:
a) All wool
b) Cotton wrap and woolen fluff
B. Cotton: Cotton is obtained from Khorasan weaving factories.
C. Hair: All the Lavar in current rugs from Systan are made of weaved goat's hair.
Labors
Labors ,mainly, consists of girls between the ages of 10 and
20 who are hired by either private or public rug weaving
workshops. There are some who work privately at home.
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