Manchester wool

Manchester wool is a trade name for imported yarn from English mills that dealers say was used in some fine Kashan rugs, the "Manchester Kashans", of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They describe it as merino or worsted, long-staple and very evenly spun, giving a soft, lustrous pile. Iranica notes that merino wool from Australia was introduced into Persian weaving but did not last.

Also Manchester Kashan · Manchester wool Kashan · Manchester merino

See also Kashan, Machine-spun wool, Kork wool, Lustre

Last reviewed November 2026