Bidjar carpets

The legendary Persian Bidjar

The Bidjar carpet is known for its exceptional durability, its dense pile and its outstanding greasy wool. After each knotted row, water is poured onto the knotted row and the knots are tightly knotted together with the help of a steel comb. The wool is a local hand-twisted nomadic wool, obtained from live sheep.

Small towns such as Tekab and mountainous villages, where very fine Bidjar carpets are knotted, are not accessible to normal traders and are only intended for personal use.

The shorter the pile is shorn at the end, the more valuable the bidjar is and the more beautiful its lustre. Only fine bidjar can be shorn this short. This is how you can recognise a fine, valuable bidjar.

In the towns of Sandjan and Bukan, on the other hand, carpets are produced commercially for export. These bidjar carpets produced for export and trade are not wet-knotted. They are less elaborately woven and are sold on the market at a more favourable price. Nevertheless, they are often sold in the trade as Bidjar because of the same pattern.

These differences in quality cannot usually be recognised in a photo. We offer you the opportunity to compare the fine, wet-knotted Bidjar with the Bidjar often found in the shops at our premises.