The field guide · How a rug is built
Warp تار
The warps are the lengthwise threads strung on the loom before weaving begins. They run from one end of the rug to the other, the knots are tied around them, usually in pairs, and their free ends become the fringe. In Persian rugs warps are most often cotton, usually wool in nomadic weaving, and silk in some very fine pieces.
Also tar · chella · warp threads
See also Weft, Foundation, Fringe, Depressed warps
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