Cotton پنبه

Cotton (پنبه) is the usual foundation fibre of Persian workshop rugs and of many village and some tribal rugs. Iranica notes that undyed cotton is used in the warps of finer carpets because it is less elastic than wool and holds its shape better, and that handspun cotton was still used in cheaper commercial rugs into the 1950s. Ziloos are flatweaves made entirely of cotton.

Also cotton foundation · cotton warp · cotton wefts · panbeh

See also Foundation, Warp, Wool on cotton, Mercerised cotton

Last reviewed November 2026