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THE ORIENTAL RUG LOOM: Basic Types & Function
Illustration showing an Oriental rug loom and description of individual features of the loom.
ILLUSTRATED ORIENTAL RUG LOOM



DIFFERENT LOOM TYPES


1. HORIZONTAL (NOMADIC, GROUND)


2. VILLAGE (VERTICAL)         3. TABRIZ                2. ROLLER BEAM    


HOW AN ORIENTAL RUG LOOM WORKS

RECENT LOOM INNOVATIONS

From am article in a New Delhi newspaper stating that Vinod Nair has devised a horizontal carpet loom
HORIZONTAL RUG LOOM ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL USE

  • Persian or otherwise, carpet weaving has always used a traditional vertical loom.
  • Though horizontal looms are the simplest they were never used commercially because no viable design could be developed to meet the modern demands of bigger size products
  • Production time, rug size limitations, worker safety issues - are all improved with the adaptation of the horizontal loom for commercial use.