Persian knot.
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Persian knot. — See Sehna knot … Useful english dictionary
Persian carpet — Persian Arts Visual Arts Painting … Wikipedia
Knot density — is a traditional measure for quality of handmade carpets. It refers, quite simply, to the number of knots per unit of surface area typically either per square inch or per square centimeter.For two carpets of the same age and similar design, the… … Wikipedia
Persian carpet — a handwoven carpet or rug produced in Iran and characterized by fine warp and filling yarns, a usually tight, even pile made with the Sehna knot, and a variety of floral, foliate, animal, and avian designs woven in rich, harmonious colors. Also… … Universalium
Persian carpet — /pɜʒən ˈkapət/ (say perzhuhn kahpuht) noun a large one piece carpet having a pile of wool, sometimes of silk, twisted by hand with a special knot over the warp …
sehna knot — noun or senna knot Usage: usually capitalized S : a knot used in making carpets and rugs in which the yarn ends appear at the surface with one on each side of the adjacent yarns of warp around which they are twisted compare ghiordes knot * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Windsor knot — Typical use usually worn at meetings, interviews, and special occasions The Windsor knot, also referred to as a Full Windsor or as a Double Windsor (JUJU) to distinguish it from the half Windsor, is a met … Wikipedia
Sehna knot — /sen euh/ a hand tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect. Also, Senna knot. Also called … Universalium
Gordian Knot — For other uses, see Gordian Knot (disambiguation). Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811) The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor … Wikipedia
Ghiordes knot — The Ghiordes knot or Turkish knot is one of the two most used knots employed in knotted pile carpets. (The other is the Senneh knot, typical of Persian carpets.) In the Ghiordes knot, the colored weft yarn passes over the two warp yarns, and is… … Wikipedia
