Persian · Silk Tradition
Silk Herati
The Herati pattern — rosette in diamond with lancet leaves — executed in pure silk. Light-responsive pile changes color with viewing angle.
- Weaving regions
- Qum, Kashan, Isfahan
- Knot density
- 400–800 KPSI
- Materials
- Mulberry silk pile, Silk foundation
- Foundation
- Silk
- Typical colours
- Gold, Ivory, Deep blue, Rose
- Characteristics
- Hand-knotted · 100% Silk · 400–800 KPSI
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