Qom Persian Rug — hand-knotted, 66 × 93 cm, Silk

At a glance

This Qom comes from Iran and measures 66 × 93 cm. That is roughly 0.61 m² of floor, about 2.2' × 3.1'. Qom is known for very finely knotted rugs, often in silk.

Materials and construction

Stated material: silk, silk warp. It is entirely hand-knotted. Pile height is given as 4mm.

Size and placement

A small format, at home in a hallway, beside a bed, or in front of a bench.

Fineness of the knotting

The stated knot density is 900,000–999,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

It is catalogued under multicolour. Handmade rugs always show slight colour shifts from knot to knot — that is a mark of hand work, not a defect.