Nain is a town in central Iran, 150 kilometers east of Isfahan, relatively new to the carpet world compared to old weaving centers of carpet styles like Kashan, Isfahan, and Yazd. Although it began by creating Isfahan carpets, Nain developed its style in the mid-1930s. Due to the outstanding quality of the workshops in the region, very detailed and exact patterns were made. Nain rugs are often made with cotton and silky wool or wool and silk piles. At least some silk detail may be seen on most Nain carpets.
Nain rugs have a nice density of the best fibers, usually warp cotton, and very soft wooly piles that let delicate round designs be woven well. Nain rug may have a similar design to Isfahan and Kashan rugs, but what makes it unique from others is an excellent combination of light colors in design like cream and light blue that match everydecoration.
Toudeshk is a small city near Nain with similar carpet workshops and styles.
✔ Nain rugs’ knot density is usually high, often more than a million knots per square meter.
✔ Wool piles on silk warps, weft, and pile are used in the more expensive carpets.
✔ The Nain Rug Style is characterized by intricate and exquisitely detailed curvilinear, repeating, symmetrical floral designs with a network of scrolling and interlacing greenery encircling a central medallion.
✔ Other repetitive features, such as animal or fruit motifs, are frequently interwoven with arabesque patterns.
Are nain rugs all silk woven ?
Nain rugs woven with a mix of high-quality fibers and have a special texture which Persian producers called it "Gol Abrisham". This texture includes fine wool and silk yarns as piles. So Nain rugs aren't all silk woven, but they have silk in their texture. Also, a wide range of Nain rugs has silk warps, which you can find out from their fringing.
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