Oriental Carpet: The Crafty Art Of Oriental Carpet Has Its Own Place Of Pride Among CarpetsThe artistic form of a well-woven carpet is reflected in an oriental carpet. The design and weaving of an oriental carpet is reported to be in vogue since the 11th century AD in Europe. Since the beginning of the 15th Century, Oriental Carpets have been made through traditional means of weaving across Asia, especially, China, Turkey, India and Iran. The specialty of an oriental carpet is the beauty rendered to the carpet by the logical use of designs and appropriate colors. The weaving of oriental carpets is, no doubt, a special kind of art, which can be mastered only over a period of time and constant practice. Oriental carpet makes use of the designs and patterns, which are symmetrical in nature, and frequently repeat the patterns and designs, based on some calculations. In addition, these designs and patterns are entwined with different color in different permutations and combinations to give a large variety of patterns of oriental carpets. As the weaver and the woven oriental carpet are entwined in making the carpet, the flair of the environment, the type of raw materials available in the region, as well as the types and designs of dyes used for weaving in the region had influenced the design of the oriental carpet of the regions. Oriental carpets made in the Islamic countries since the 15th century AD had started incorporating various concepts of spirituality, Islamic art and mathematical expressions in an artistic manner. In addition to the quality of materials available in the region as well as the artistic influence of the artist, the other important aspect of oriental carpet is the different types of weaving adopted across regions. The carpet woven in the loom is nothing but a combination of the wefts, number of rows as well as type of knots adopted by the weaver in the process of weaving the oriental carpet. As soon as the weaving of an oriental carpet is completed, one can see not only yarn on the carpet's surface, but also the color, pattern as well as design of the oriental carpet. The structure of the oriental carpet, in this context, is three dimensional, while on the appearance aspect, the oriental carpet is of two-dimensional nature. The beauty of a hand-woven oriental carpet depends on the type of knots applied by the artist in designing the carpet. In most of the oriental carpets, two types of knots are widely used across the regions. One of the two types of knots is the Turkish knot, also referred to as Ghiordes Knot, while the other type of knot is referred to as Persian knot, or the Senneh knot. Oriental carpet is designed by frequent repetition of knots in various combinations with designs as well as color, in a symmetrical manner. A lot of variations in the patterns, driven by the artistic nature of the artist, with systematic repetition that follows symmetry provides an opportunity for developing good-looking oriental carpets, which not only fulfills the basic requirements of a carpet but also enhances the status, luxury and fashion of the room in which oriental carpet is laid out.
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