Factors affecting the texture of handmade carpets

Main factors: Primary and important factors without which it is not possible to weave carpets And it includes wool, cotton and silk.

Wool, which is one of the most important factors in the texture of handmade carpets, It is a type of protein leaf that grows on the body of a sheep
And it is used as a root or lint in carpet weaving. It should be noted that tribes and nomads use wool for their types And this is for two reasons:
A) Its accessibility
B) Cheap wool prices
It should be noted that it is better for carpets that are used as underlays Use cotton threads.

Division of wool types in terms of diameter
In terms of thickness, wool is divided into three categories:
First-class wool: Includes wool that is less than 30 microns in diameter.
Second-class wool: includes wool that is 35-30 microns in diameter.
Grade 3 wool: includes wool with a diameter of 40 microns. The delicacy of wool depends on the number of its scales. The larger the number of scales and the smaller their size, the finer the wool.

Soft wool: Thin fibers found in camel or goat hair Not suitable for carpet weaving, so-called crack. But in the term market, fine wool is called soft wool, which is not a good term.

Of course, the quality of wool depends on factors such as diameter, length, size, strength and reversibility, odor, color and transparency. For example, the longer the wool and the smaller the diameter, the higher the quality of the wool.

According to experts, the best wool for carpet weaving is Iranian sheep wool And the best type of Iranian wool is obtained from areas such as Kermanshah, Khorasan, Khuzestan and Baloch race. Of course, the wool that is obtained in Ahvaz and Kermanshah Due to their thick and long fibers, they are suitable for coarse-textured carpets And Torbat Heydariyeh and Baluch fibers are suitable for medium-textured and ordinary carpets In general, wool is produced in Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Lorestan, Khorasan, Azerbaijan and Markazi regions. In addition, wool from Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and Uruguay, which have similar characteristics to Iranian wool, is also used in carpet weaving.

Here I need to state that given the properties of wool and hair, As mentioned, wool is one of the main factors in carpet weaving But hair is not suitable for weaving in carpets Because the diameter of the hair fibers is thicker and smoother than the wool fibers.