Meaning
The unit of pile in a carpet. Weavers and dealers use knot counts (raj or per square unit) as one measure of fineness, not of quality alone.
Spelling and pronunciation
- Persian: گره
- Transliteration: gereh
- English usage: Knot
Spellings vary between dealers, museums and regions. Usage notes are under review.
Used in these crafts
Persian carpet
A hand-knotted pile textile woven across Iran in city workshops, village looms and pastoral camps, distinguished by regional structure, palette and design vocabulary.
Tabriz carpet
The workshop carpet tradition of Tabriz in East Azerbaijan, characterised by drawn cartoons, a distinctive hook-knife weaving method and a wide range of fineness grades.