Garmsar kilim weaving in Iran
kilim , as the first human subspecies, has a very long production history. Although the weaving of kilims has started in a very simple way, but over the years, Iranian artists have played a very significant role in completing it and have been able to use it as a product of artistic and consumer values. Send to foreign markets. The kilim, which is easier to weave than the carpet and has a relatively cheaper price, is an art in the monopoly of the villagers and nomads. The villages of Garmsar, Semnan and Kendo, Khaij and Reza Abad Shahroud are the main centers of kilim production in Semnan province. kilim weaving has been woven among the nomads of Semnan for a long time. Currently, the kilims of Semnan are woven by women artists in the villages and cities of the province. The kilims of Semnan province are highly varied in color and design due to the environmental diversity in different cities. It has. The kilim is made by pulling woolen threads of horizontal weaves that pass through the vertical strands of wool or cotton. The motifs used in the kilims are taken from nature.
Garmsar kilim is heavy and has a compact and large size and is woven with local dark and relatively rough wool. The fringes are clear and form prominent ridges of dark threads around the kilim. Texture style includes fine-grained textured fabric and lining-up lines with “S”-like patterns. The composition of the maps consists of horizontal or oblique motif tapes or composite backgrounds of intricate maps that approach each other in a stunning way. Garmsar kilim has bright red, blue, green, and unusual yellow colors on a dark background.
The kilims are made of two or three attached thorns. The fringes are narrow and the kilim itself is long and rectangular. Its strands are woolen and its woolen fabrics are loose. In the weaving of these kilims, shattered fabric and additional weaves and curves are used. The color scheme of this type of kilims is dark pink, red and white. The roots are uniform and the heads are uniform but limited in strength with additional fibers.
