About Iranian Hand woven (knotted) Kilims

What are kilims? The word kilim simply means a flat woven rug, or rug without a knotted pile. There are many variations used in different languages: gelim in Iran, kelim in Afghanistan, kylym in the Ukraine, palas in the Caucasus, bsath in Syria and Lebanon ,
chilim in Rumania and kilim again, in Turkey, Poland, Hungary and Serbia. Moreover, flat weaving is found in some form all over the world, from the Great Plains of North America to Scandinavia and Indonesia. At times there is only a structural similarity in what is produced, but the disciplines imposed by the materials and techniques often result in strikingly similar designs and composition.

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