Process, step by step
- Set the pattern harness
- Lift pattern warps for each pick
- Weave the ground and pattern wefts
Variations
Termeh, zari-bafi and velvet all rely on pattern-lifting looms.
Conservation
Fold textiles loosely and never iron metal-thread areas.
Used in these crafts
Termeh
A patterned Iranian brocade woven with supplementary wefts, historically in silk and wool, associated above all with Yazd and Kerman.
Brocade weaving (Zari-bafi)
A figured silk weaving technique in which supplementary wefts, often including gold- or silver-wrapped thread, create pictorial or floral designs on a silk ground.
Velvet weaving (Makhmal-bafi)
A silk weaving technique producing a cut or voided pile on a foundation weave, used in Iran for garments, cushion covers and furnishing panels, with figured Safavid velvets among the most studied survivals.