These rugs are woven in village homes.  Looms are usually set up in the living room or in the bedroom so the weavers can work on them while keeping the tea hot, cooking dinner, or minding the children.

Designs and materials are provided by carpet dealers or producers who contract with the weavers to make them a certain way.  The designs usually bear the name of the village in which they are woven, so you can tell where the rug came by the design.  The weavers also get their supplies at the local shops and add their own color schemes to the designs, much like we crafty ladies of the West render cross stitch patterns. 

Because the weaving environment is more stable, there is often more quality control and village productions tend to be more finely woven and very sturdy.  Cotton is often used for the warp because it's more accessible and this adds an additional stiffness and allows for a finer weave and more curvilinear design elements.  Many of the marvelous village designs have been around for centuries, and carpets of those patterns have been associated with that village for as long.

If your style is more formal and lavish than tribal, village rugs are for you.  They are created for stability, to be displayed in the same living room or dining room for years and years.  They create a subtle richness in any room with their designs exuding elegance and their colors subconsciously promoting discussions of social reform, art, and world peace.  Village rugs are most often the type that appear in Granny's pah-lor (parlor) or have tea and fine gourmet meals served over them. 

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Bakhtiari Rugs Rich colors.  World Famous Garden Designs.  Durable and finely woven. Wool pile on cotton warp.

Bijar Rugs Strong yet finely woven.  Bijars are the finest quality village carpets available.  Subtle colors. Elegant designs.  Wool pile on cotton warp.

Abadeh Rugs Traditional, elegant design.  Beautiful colors.  Finely woven with wool pile on a cotton warp.

Nasrabad Rugs Made in the tradition of the finest old tribal rugs, these village productions bring spice and little animals to any corner of the room.  Rich, marvelous designs and colors.

Borujen Rugs These village rugs are finely woven using old, fabulous tribal patterns.  Some of these are similar to designs originating in the Caucuses.  Wool pile on wool warp.

Village Production Runners Many of the villages in this section are famous for their runners.  Nasrabad and Bijar both produce amazing runners perfect for bringing light, beauty and elegance to those dark hallways.