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Carpets and rugs have been handmade in Sweden for centuries, taking on many different forms and functions over the course of time. Rugs woven in the traditional Oriental manner, especially in the Ottoman Empire and points east, were originally brought to Sweden over trade routes as early as the early Middle Ages.
[5] [7] Done the traditional way, the process of felting and creating the rug takes time, all is done by hand. Traditionally, shyrdak rugs have been made by women. [ 8 ] The fleece is being dried and then beaten, to make the wool fluffy and divide good wool from unusable matted wool and dirt. [ 6 ]
And though Rya rugs fell out of favor with the nobles of Scandinavia and were subsequently relegated to the domain of folk art, [when?] [citation needed] there was a massive explosion in the popularity of the traditional Rya rug in the middle years of the twentieth century – a phenomenon that continues on today. [citation needed]
A rya or rye is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. [1] They are made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. [2] Though rya means "rug" in English, the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. [3]
In gabbeh usually bright colors, such as yellow and red, are used. Although large fields of solid color are used in gabbeh designs, the color is variegated (the color varies throughout the rug, with the appearance of differently colored zones). Gabbehs are made of natural, handspun wool yarn and all the colors are created with natural plant dye.
A Tabriz rug or carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets [1] [2] [3] from the city of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azerbaijan province in northwest of Iran. It is one of the oldest rug weaving centers and makes a huge diversity of types of carpets.