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jan. Though the compositions of Tabriz palas are both nar-
row- and wide-striped, mainly wide stripes prevail. Bright
colors prevail in their color composition. It was achieved by
natural un-dyed wool of goat, sheep and camel. However,
such kind of palas was not laid on the floor. This palas sub-
stituting hardwearing fabrics was used in sowing clothes for
the poor and hermits.
“Verni” specially distinguishes between the flat-weave
carpets with harmony and monumentality of its ornaments
making the pattern field. Unlike to other regions of Azerbai-
jan (dragon images prevail in these regions), verni woven in
Tabriz were decorated with bird and tree images. Verni were
used as curtains, covers, carpeting, shawls, as well as shacks
and tents. Tabriz carpets differ from others produces in the
northern regions of Azerbaijan with their complexity of the
technical features. The patterns of the kilim are got via differ-
ent colored treads. Another feature of it is that it can be used
from both faces. Kilim used widely in the Azerbaijani house-
hold were laid on the floor as carpeting, decorated camels
and other animals, and used as door, curtain, or tablecloth.
One features distinguishing “Zilli” carpets of Tabriz group
from other ones is laying them on the floor, and using them
as decorative fabrics in decorating the rooms. They are used
as carpet for praying, wall cover and carpeting. The field of
the zilli compositions woven in Tabriz and Urmia usually
makes horizontal stripes of various sizes. Technique of differ-
ent piled carpets is used in their weaving. The patterns of zilli
consist of stylized bird and animal images, symbols, different
from geometrical and nabat ornaments.
Jejim are widely spread among the flat-weave carpets. They
are mainly woven in horizontal weaving loom. As a rule, in
the course of weaving the squatting weaver can spread the je-
jim as the distance existing between his/her feet. For this rea-
son the jejim width is not more than 25-30 centimeter. Their
length is up to 15 meters, and sometimes more. Afterwards
the jejim are cut as per the size of goods to be prepared, and
sewn to each other. Jejim woven of wool and cotton are used
in the household as carpeting and wall carpets, they are also
used for making women and men clothes, mattress-cases,
curtains, veils, bags and pommels.
There were not shape and size culture for the carpets weav-
ers of Tabriz group of carpets. They created longish, square,
even round-shaped carpets. The size of the carpets woven by
them was from 1 square meter to 40 square meters and even
they could achieve greater specimens as well. The height of
the Tabriz group of carpets’ stitches is from 2 millimeters to
15 millimeter. The density of the stitches is from 60,000 to
400,000 per square meter. Such density allowed besides the
fineness of the carpets, to achieve such exact and effective ap-
pearance of the most fineness element to be placed in the pat-
tern field. The most of those carpets were woven with gullabi
stitches (it is also called “turkbaf”) and in some cases with
dolama stitches (it is also called “farsbaf”). Different kinds of
woolen, cotton and silk, as well as golden and silver threads
were used in weaving of carpets and carpet goods.
One of the identification marks of Tabriz group of carpets
is that it has pleasant and lovely colors. First, natural plants
Carpet. “Aghajli” Silk, pile weave. 165x125
Middle of 20th century. Tabriz Group. Azerbaijan.
Goy Mosque. Tabriz, 15th century.