Setting
Sarab lies on a high plain below Bozgush, with cold winters and a small regional bazaar.
Why this place matters for craft
Sarab runners appear in dealer literature as a recognisable regional type, typically long and narrow with repeated medallions on an undyed camel-tone ground. Documentation of the workshops themselves is thin.
Quarters, bazaars and workshops
| Area | What is there |
|---|---|
| Town bazaar | Small local market; weaving is village-based. |
What to look for on an object
- Sarab runner — Narrow format with repeating medallions; the ground colour is often an undyed natural brown-beige.
These notes are for learning to look, not for authentication. No description here certifies an object, its age or its origin.
Practical notes
- A stop rather than a destination; most trade passes through Tabriz.
- Workshop addresses, bazaar hours and market days change; confirm locally before travelling.
Season: Summer and early autumn.
Used in these crafts
A hand-knotted pile textile woven across Iran in city workshops, village looms and pastoral camps, distinguished by regional structure, palette and design vocabulary.
A flat, pileless woven textile made across Iran by interlocking or slit-weaving coloured weft threads over a warp, used as floor covering, storage bag, saddle cover and tent divider depending on region.
A non-woven wool textile made by matting and pressing raw wool fibres with moisture, heat and friction rather than by weaving, traditionally produced across Iran for floor coverings, cloaks and protective mats.