Iranian Termeh
Termeh ( fa, ترمه) is a type of Persian (Iranian) handwoven cloth, produced primarily in the Isfahan province. Now the Yazd Termeh is the most beautiful and famous in the world. Yazd is the center of the design, producing and marketing of Termeh. Weaving termeh requires a good wool with long fibers. Termeh is woven by an expert with the assistance of a worker called a ''Goushvareh-kesh''. Weaving termeh is a sensitive, careful, and time-consuming process; a good weaver (occupation), weaver can produce only in a day. The background colors used in termeh are jujube red, light red, green, orange and black. Termeh has been admired throughout history; Greek historians commented on the beauty of Persian Empire, Persian weavings in the Achaemenian (532 B.C.), Ashkani (222 B.C.) and Sasanidae (226–641 A.D.) periods and the Chinese tourist Hoang Tesang admired termeh. During the Safavid period (1502–1736 A.D.), zarbaf and termeh weaving techniques were significantly refined. D ...
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