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Lylyan, Lilihan, Lilian, From about 1600
to 1942 there was a sizable body of Armenians in
Central Persia. During that period there was a
consistent production of carpets. In 1942 the
Soviet Union opened free immigration to present
day Armenia. Within a very short period of time
the Armenian villages emptied out as people began
to return to Armenia.
Lylyan was formerly the collection point for
Armenian single wefted rugs made in the vicinity
of Khomeine. The old name for this area was the
Kemereh district. In the trade these rugs are
called Lylyan and were primarily sold in the US.
They were less well known in Europe. Other major
producers in the region include Khomeine and
Reihan. The rugs are in the Hamadan
weave and use the Symmetrical knot.
The Lilihan area produces a wide range of
sizes from Mats to large room size carpets. In my
parents home they had a magnificent Lilihan that
was about 24 feet long. The rugs tend to be
similar to Sarouk
carpets. in color style and thickness. Lylyan
tend to have longer pile which was attractive to
the American Market. Some of the old ones from
before W.W.II were painted as were Sarouk
rugs I do not see them around very often
anymore.
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Lylyan Rugs use the Hamadan
Rug Weave Single weft is called "Sennah
Baft" or Hamadan
weave. Here the wefts
are rigid and the warps
are sinuous. As you can see in the sketch the wefts
are heavier than the warps.
It is woven with symmetrical knots. Since there
is only one shot of weft between each row of
knots this shows every other warp which makes
these rugs easy to spot.
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