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Wool & Silk Persian Rugs

The most sophisticated decision in Persian weaving is knowing where to spend the silk. In a wool and silk rug, the weaver works the resilient wool ground row by row, then switches fibers exactly where light should land: the white of a blossom, the outline of an arabesque, the fine line that lifts a medallion off its field. Walk past one of these rugs and the silk catches the light in motion, a quiet shimmer that dyed wool alone cannot produce. It is the connoisseur's compromise that compromises nothing: silk where you see it, wool where you walk. Every wool and silk Persian rug on this page is hand-knotted and the only one of its kind anywhere.

The technique reaches its summit in Nain, where the grades themselves are defined by it: Persian Nain rugs trace every ivory arabesque in silk as a matter of identity, and our guide to Nain 6La and Habibian rugs explains how the finest examples are graded and judged. Tabriz rugs apply the same discipline with more drama, silk illuminating hunting scenes and medallions against saturated wool grounds. The blend suits rugs that are lived on as well as admired: a 7x10 Persian rug brings the shimmer to a family living room that still hosts real life, while our 12x18 palace size rugs show what silk highlights do across a truly grand field.

To see what each fiber contributes alone, our wool rugs carry the durable foundation of the tradition and our silk rugs its purest luxury; this page is where they meet. If you are deciding how much shimmer a room wants, our rug experts will compare pieces with you live on phone or chat, any hour of the day or night. Free shipping and free returns in all 50 states and Canada mean the decision gets made the right way, with the rug catching your own light in your own room.

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