The field guide · Knots and fineness
Symmetric knot (Turkish knot) گره ترکی
The symmetric knot wraps around both warps of a pair, and its two yarn ends rise together between them. Older books call it the Turkish or Ghiordes (Gördes) knot, after the Anatolian town, and the Iranian trade calls the technique torkibaf. The name says nothing about who wove the rug: it is widely used in Iran, including in Senneh rugs and in the camel-ground rugs of Hamadan and Sarab.
Also Ghiordes knot · Gördes knot · Gordes knot · symmetrical knot · torkibaf
See also Asymmetric knot (Persian knot), Jufti knot, Raj
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