Kelim - Persian Carpets

Kelim, (Turk. kilim, from the Persian word gilim "roughly made blanket"). This is the most common kind of a handmade Oriental flat-weave. Kelim is also the denomination on the technique of weaving where the pattern is created by the weft threads, which are spun looser than the warp and completely covering this when they are packed together. The technique, which exists in a number of varieties, implies that the weft does not cover the whole width of the carpet, but "turns" when one want to change the colour. When changing colour a vertical gap is formed, a slit, which should not be too long due to its durability and can therefore often moved side-ways. This creates the characteristic stair-like diagonal patterns. Most of the weaves are equilateral and have covered thread ends. Anatolian kelims often have these loose ends on the backside and are usually, due to the small looms, woven in two lengths (with matching patterns so that they can be stitched together). The patterns are traditional and unaffected by the European styles. Extensive kelim weaving occured for example in the Taurus Mountains in Turkey, Caucasus and northwestern and southern Iran.

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