29/10/2020
Regarding the history of carpets in Tabriz, it can be said that according to the historical antiquity of this city; Certainly the art of carpet weaving in it dates back to before the Safavid era. In the second half of the fifteenth century and during the Safavid period, carpet changed from a rural state to an advanced court art. Another important development in the carpet of this period was the designs created by the artists of the courts of Tabriz and Herat. In Ian Bennet's book Rugs and Carpet of the World, we come across other theories about Tabriz carpets during the Safavid period, which are quoted here: "The first and Shah Tahmasb are woven, have an Islamic motif and animal and human motifs." Later, after Iranian carpets went abroad, Tabriz craftsmen, receiving the tastes of the people of Europe and the United States, began to weave carpets that were very interesting and occupied the market of those countries. Tabriz was one of the weaving poles. Iran is very important in the field of carpet weaving. Its carpets, whether those that adorn the world's prestigious museums or are in the collection of avid collectors, or those that emerge on a large scale and in commercial quality, are always lucky and customer-friendly. According to the statistics we have, in the city of Tabriz and its suburbs, in 1985, 32150 weavers worked on 16,000 carpet weavers. In addition to weaving, there are several workshops in carpet weaving for many years. In recent years, the master weavers of Tabriz have turned to the production of very delicate silk flower carpets with a number of 50 and 60 on a large scale. These carpets, some of which have silk threads, are mostly woven with elastic and bergamot designs and with often light beige and pea colors, and magenta, jujube and olive colors are widely used in coloring flowers and paintings. In the last seventy years, Tabriz carpets have often been woven from pottery, tree, altar, chandelier, animal, hunting, Herati, foliage, saffron, brick or frame, landscape weaving, Quranic and geometric patterns from the smallest to the largest possible sizes. The weave of Kanareh and Golki is not very pleasant for Tabrizi weavers. At present, Tabriz
