Rugs play a very important role in making your home stylish
and beautiful. Cautiously chosen rugs can turn your room's
inhospitable corner into a more colorful admirable room
décor. Among stylish rugs, Viss rugs have found a
special place.
Viss is the name of a small town close to Hamadan
with a mixed populace of Turkish
people, Kurds and itinerant tribe of Bakhtiari. All of these
tribes made their influence on the rugs formed in Viss.
Most of the Viss rugs have geometrical designs.
Like Hamadan
carpets and rugs, Viss rugs also feature nomadic patterns.
Generally one medallion much bigger than those of other styles
is a sign of Viss design. These rugs are of superb quality and
possess admirable durability. They are also known for preserving
their shades interminably.
These rugs are prepared of soft and superb quality wool, thick
and rigid pile. Warp is of cotton whereas weft is either wool
or cotton. Weavers in Viss commonly use flat-netted knots.
The main colors used in these rugs are khaki, dark red and light
blue. These rugs feature floral patterns with foliage, vases,
palmettos and elements of nature in their designs. They are
also acknowledged for the similarity to Tabriz and Arak designs.
The Viss rugs are renowned for high quality and superior than
most of the rugs from the neighboring regions.
