Process, step by step
- Scour the fibre
- Mordant it
- Dye and rinse
Variations
Abrash (colour variation) is often a sign of small-batch dyeing.
Conservation
Test colour-fastness before any wet cleaning.
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.
Gabbeh
A thick, coarsely knotted pile rug woven mainly by pastoral and village weavers of the Zagros, with open fields, few motifs and a directly personal design language.
Kilim (Gelim)
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.