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Persian Mashad Rugs: The Warmth of Khorasan

Khorasan, the vast eastern province around Mashad, produces what the rug trade has long considered the softest wool in Persia, fleece from flocks grazing high, cold country, springy and fine. Mashad's weavers built their tradition on that gift, and it decided their specialty: big rugs meant to be lived on. Where other cities chased fineness for the collector's eye, Mashad wove room-size warmth for the household, deep burgundy fields under generous medallions or allover gardens, edged in navy and ivory. Every Mashad rug on this page is hand-knotted, one-of-a-kind, and photographed exactly as it will arrive.

Underfoot is where a Mashad makes its argument. The wool has a give that harder weaves never offer, the burgundy ground hides the evidence of family life graciously, and the generous sizes gather large rooms the way firelight does. These are the rugs our customers describe as the room finally feeling finished, and they age the way good wool should, mellowing rather than wearing.

Khorasan has a second voice worth hearing beside this one: Moud rugs, from the province's southern edge, trade Mashad's warmth for intricate allover Herati fields lit with silk. And for the formal counterpoint from central Persia, Persian Kashan rugs hold the classic medallion canon. Choosing between comfort and ceremony is a fine problem to bring to our rug experts, on phone or chat at any hour. Free shipping and free returns in all 50 states and Canada mean the softest wool in Persia can prove it under your own feet.

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