The field guide · Knots and fineness
Open left
Open left describes an asymmetric knot whose open side, the side not fully wrapped round a warp, faces left. Iranica notes that asymmetric knots in Persian carpets are more commonly open to the left, and that the old Salor Turkmen rugs are knotted open left. Left and right swap when a rug is viewed from the back, so records should name the side read.
Also open to the left · asymmetric open left · asymmetrical knot open to the left · Persian knot open left · left-open knot
See also Open right, Asymmetric knot (Persian knot), Symmetric knot (Turkish knot), Turkmen
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