Naein Carpet

Carpet weaving was not prevalent in Naein until the time of the serious, assidous Mirza Jalal Khan Pirzade who was the head of Naein School from the years of 1296 to 1307. He saw that some students of Naein are not able to continue their education after they finish their primary studies. Due to the lack of enough employment and business opportunities in Naein and because students had to protect themselves and their poverty-striken families, they were forced to imagirate and leave their city. So, Mirza Jalal Khan Pirzade decided to provide a kind of occupation for these people.
Therefore in the year of 1302 he found a technical class with his own money and he got help from two of the masters of carpet weaving of Naein named Mirza Hasan and Mirza Javad Sajjadi. For two years, they taught the vocation of carpet weaving to zealous people who really liked the vocation in the first carpet weaving workshop of Naein.
After a short time the deceased Haj Molla Ghasem Sadeghi established another carpet weaving workshop in the neighborhood of Chehel Dokhtaran in Naein and it became so well-known and absorbed a lot of others to this impressive art. Pattern of Naein carpet is inspired by the dessert and deep culture of Naein and Safavid patterns.
The carpet known today as Naein carpet of Iran which has a high value and pride and acceptance in the world markets is the result of the artistic fingers of people living with a lot of hardships in the dessert.

Naein Carpet

Patterns of Naein carpet are different and it has different types such as bird flower, winding Eslimi, hunting, Joshaghani altar, lachak bergamot, faulty designs (frame, tree frame, Mohtasham frame) and in various sizes such as 80.120 cm, 200.130 cm, 170.80 cm, 300.200, 300.400 and … .
Knots of Nain carpets are the Persian knot and are in the form of a pair or two pairs.

Preserving handmade carpets

Here are some simple instructions to keep your hand made carpets from different harms.
These instructions are for home-use carpets, for antique carpets surely it is essential to consult with skillful experts.

1- The carpet should be on a dry, smooth and dust-free surface.
2- The carpet should not be on a dusty or chalky or limy surface.
3- It is better for the carpet not to be on another carpet or rubber materials.
4- While vacuming or cleaning the carpet, it is better for windows to be open so the dust resulting from the vacuuming process does not be over the carpet again.
5- Seams amidst the pavement, ceramic or mosaic and every surface where the carpet is on them should not be hollow because these hollow seams will be good hideouts for growth of moth.
6- To prevent moth corrosion at the back of the carpet, a little of naphthalene powder or plant materials such as tobacco or Negzalt can be used. Note that the materials should be used in the standard amount.
7- If the carpet is moth corrosioned, at first the surface which the carpet is on it should be controlled and cleaned, and then all moth-corrosioned areas must be repaired so other intact parts next to the moth corrosion would not suffer.
8- The reason of moth-corrosion is disinfected wools, humid and wet weather, keeping the carpet in closed and abandoned places or not paying attention to rug cleaning. If the carpet is in enclosed and secluded places, doors should be opened once a month and carpets should be inspected.
9- The carpet should be washed throughout the time of its use.
10- If you intend to wash the carpet yourself, at first shake it to remove its dust and then start washing it.
11- Carpet cleaning with acidic detergents such as Chlorohydrosulfites cause ephemerality and destruction of carpet fibers. For carpets, the best detergent is an acidic soap.
12- If there are chemical colors used in the carpet, be careful while washing it; colors maybe will be mixed. Therefore, consult your dealer about these carpets.
13- Carpet cleaning with any shampoo will result in carpet damage and rottenness. Advertising of carpet shampoos is not true.
14- If the water is poured on the carpet, the carpet should be completely dry.
15- If food or drink or syrup is poured on the carpet, that part should be quickly washed and dried.
16- If paints or glues are poured on the carpet, that part should be thoroughly washed and then dried. Get help from an expert.
17- Avoid palcing directly sharp-based chairs, sofas and tables on the carpet. In these cases, use wooden or plastic bases.
18- Keep the carpet from direct sunshine.
19- In tordr to be level, the carpet should be top down every six months.
20- Avoid placing pots and shrubs on either sides of or on the carpet. Most carpet damage is caused by excess water of pots.
21- It is better to use wool carpets in hot and humid areas. These carpets absorb a little moisture.
22- Carpets that are used must be repaired before being worn and shabby.