Carpet MOMO Rugs Ghom Silk 65

Ghom, a city of half a million people, lies south of Tehran, by road to the Markazi (Central) province. The city's rug industry was only developed after 1930, but has a good reputation. Since there is no tradition or precedent to make of it, the weavers obtain their motifs from various sources, from where they transfer and combine them. Some patterns are completely copied and it is not uncommon to see copies of Joshqan or Sirjan rugs made in Ghom, but they are much finer than the originals and made with a silk pile. In addition, several variations of medallions and uniform patterns are made. The pile is either silk with silk warp and woof, or wool or wool mixed with silk, with a cotton backing. The knotting is usually fine. A wide range of colours is used, sometimes in combinations that seem strange to Westerners. A strong pink and green is a particular feature of the silk rugs.