Sarouk Mir is the name of a village which is about 50 km
north of Arak city in central
Iran. Sarouk rugs possess both geometrical and curvilinear
patterns and they can be found in both conventional as well
as American styles. The conventional styles comprise of
Boteh, Herati, or gul hannai designs in allover and medallion
presentations. There can be various shapes in a medallion
design such as hexagon, diamond, oval, round or angular
shape. Sarouk rugs are very famous in Iran as well as the
western countries.
Sarouk rugs are well-known for wonderful quality. Ancient Sarouk
rugs can be collected from museums or private collectors. These
rugs are sold overseas all over the world particularly to America
and Europe.
Sarouk rugs are prepared from finest wool, cut high to high.
Ancient pieces are a lot rigid, netted in lustrous best quality
wool from baby lamb, Kork and cut very small to small.
Warps are of cotton and wefts are also of cotton. Weavers use
Persian knots in Sarouk rugs. However, in ancient rugs you can
also see Turkish knots. The total of knots fluctuates between
120 KPSI to 475 KPSI.
The major colors of conventional designs are blue, red, champagne,
burnt orange and ocher. In American rugs, rich blue and rich
red are mostly used.
