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Guides written to be useful before a purchase and after it: how things are made, how to tell them apart, what to ask a seller, and how to keep what you own.

Beginner guides

9 min · updated 2026-08-19

How Persian carpets are made

From fleece to finished pile: the sequence of preparation, dyeing, knotting and finishing that produces a hand-knotted carpet.

10 min · updated 2026-09-12

Introduction to Persian handicrafts

A first orientation: the main craft families, the regions that shaped them, and how to read the vocabulary.

Collector guides

6 min · updated 2026-07-30

Identifying khatam from printed imitation

Three checks that separate constructed inlay from a surface film printed to resemble it.

7 min · updated 2026-05-27

Understanding natural dyes

What madder, indigo and weld do over time, and why colour alone cannot date a textile.

6 min · updated 2026-04-08

Reading a condition report

The vocabulary conservators use, and what each term implies for value and for care.

Buying guides

11 min · updated 2026-09-04

How to buy a Persian rug

What to examine, what to ask, and which claims deserve documentation before money changes hands.

Preservations

8 min · updated 2026-06-12

Storing and caring for Iranian textiles

Light, humidity, pests and physical support — in that order of importance.

Interviews

12 min · updated 2026-08-25

Interview: Reza Ghaffari on the discipline of the rod

An Isfahan inlay maker on why preparation, not assembly, decides the quality of a khatam surface — and on who will do this work next.