Knotted-pile carpet
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A knotted-pile carpet is a carpet containing raised surfaces, or piles, from the cut off ends of knots woven between the warp and weft. The Ghiordes/Turkish knot and the Senneh/Persian knot, typical o
Ghiordes knot
Senneh knot
Knotted carpet with colorful wave-like motifs from Yanghai (Subeshi culture) were dated to 700 BCE, and are now the oldest known knotted carpet in the world, before the 4th century BCE Pazyryk carpets. Turpan Museum.
Decorated knotted-pile carpet from Pazyryk-5. 4th century BCE.
Knot density
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Knot density is a traditional measure for quality of handmade or knotted pile carpets. It refers to the number of knots, or knot count, per unit of surface area - typically either per square inch or p
Back side of a Qom rug with very high knot density