SILK CARPET, TWIN HANDCRAFT SILK CARPET – QOM HANDCRAFT CARPET

The finest and most valuable of handmade Oriental carpets that are mostly known are the pure silk rugs and the Qom carpets also known as Qum or Ghom. The holy city of Qom is located to the south of the capital city Tehran in the center of Iran. The city is rich in history and monuments and a source of high end quality silk rugs for the past hundred years, earning itself a high reputation of the finest Persian rugs. Qom rugs vary in design and colors often have different patterns that are not very traditional. Typically their designs have center medallion and tend to be vivid and bright, and come in light or red colors but weavers also incorporate other Persian rug styles into the Qom rugs resulting in dramatic and unique styles. The fine and shiny natural silk material of the Qom rugs make them shine and vibrant and are an excellent choice for not only laying on the floor but also framing and hanging on walls. Standard Qom rugs have 600 KPSI (knots per square inch), and those that are more high end can have up to 600-750 KPSI. To see and determine how many KPSI a carpet is made up of, it is always advised to check the KPSI from three different areas in the carpet. In addition, to know whether the carpet is hand made, is can be seen from when folding the carpet, no tension on the corners is needed and the carpet can be easily folded into any direction without much effort.