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Wool and linen, tapestry weave

wool, twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked

Wool

Warps: 3 Z spun S plied undyed white wool, some slightly darker; alternate warps slightly depressed. Weft: 1 ply Z spun undyed buff, or dyed red (Qashqai); 2 or 3 yarns per shoot. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool. Pile colors: dark indigo blue, blue green, medium blue, yellow, yellow green, white, dark brown/black. Knots: asymmetrical, open to the left. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 48. Both selvedges: rewrapped. Top end: approz 1 cm. blue and white double cloth float weaved followed by double line countered soumak in red and white. Bottom end: stripped.

Silk lampas

Ink on silk

Silk and metallic yarns (or nué) on cut velvet

Fiber

Vegetable-dyed, handspun cotton with stenciled paste-resist decoration

Wool, jute fringe