Posted on June 28, 2016 by Behnam Rugs

Tabriz Rugs

You may have a Tabriz rug if the designs are very sharp and clear to see.

These excellent designs make your rug among the most beautiful and desirable of all Persian rugs.

Another easily identifiable trait of Tabriz rugs is the center medallion- many fine Tabriz rugs have a center medallion. A rug medallion is like the diamond on a ring.  The medallion can come in the diamond design and is normally found in the center, you may have a very nice rug with matching designs in the corners like the rug pictured below.

This Persian Tabriz rug is on display at Behnam Rugs, it is worth taking a look at with its regal patterns including flowers, branches, and an all-over intricate design.

An average weaver can tie between 4,000 and 8,000 knots in a day. This means that a 9′ X 12′ rug woven at 350 knots per inch can take over two years for one weaver to make.

Another sign of a fine rug is how close the knots are and how many knots make up the entire rug. In Iran, most knot counts are measured in “raj”. One raj is the number of warp threads in 7 centimeters.

The term Raj in connection with the name of Tabriz carpets refers to the number of knots in a 70 mm span range. The denomination 40 Raj refers to carpets with 400-500.000 knots/m2, 50 Raj to carpets with approximately 500-600.000 knots/m2, 60 Raj to carpets with 600-800.000 knots/m2 and 70 Raj to carpets with approximately 800-1.000.000 knots/m2. The last-mentioned being extremely rare in today’s market.

KPSI Knots per square inch

Low KPSI starts at 50 KPSI

Average KPSI starts at 400 KPSI

High KPSI starts at 600 KPSI & up

Can you count the KPSI of this rug?

This rug is on display at Behnam Rugs feel free to count the knots and feel the quality construction of all our rugs for sale. Find your perfect match with our rug request form.