| THE TWO MOST TYPICAL TYPES OF KNOTS used in
Oriental carpets are called Turkish (also called a Ghiordes
knot), and Persian (also called a Senneh knot). These terms
generally have nothing to do with a carpet's ethnic or geographic
origin.
FIELD PATTERNS AND BORDER PATTERNS in all handmade Oriental
pile carpets rely upon repeated sequences of knots. It is primarily in
the choices of color, and in the repetition of selected designs
(represented by specified sequences of knots that traditional border
patterns and field patterns are achieved. |
| In the Turkish knot, the supplementary weft yarn
passes over the two warp yarns, and emerges to form the pile coming
between them. The Turkish knot is also sometimes called a Ghiordes
knot; it has a symmetrical structure. |
In the Persian knot, the supplementary weft yarn
passes behind one warp yarn, and the two ends emerge on either side of
a warp yarn. The Persian knot is sometimes called a Senneh knot; it
has an asymmetrical structure. |
