The field guide · Knots and fineness
Asymmetric knot (Persian knot) گره فارسی
The asymmetric knot wraps one warp of a pair and passes under the other, so a yarn end rises on each side of one warp; it can open to the left or the right. Western books long called it the Persian or Senneh knot, but both knot types are used throughout Iran, and Senneh (Sanandaj) rugs are mostly tied with the symmetric knot. The Iranian trade calls this technique farsibaf.
Also Senneh knot · Sanneh knot · Senna knot · Sehna knot · asymmetrical knot · farsibaf
See also Symmetric knot (Turkish knot), Jufti knot, Raj
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