Antique Area Rugs, The Trade Mark of Persian Carpet Waving

In terms of exporting carpets, Persia is one of the leading countries. As far as its history is concerned the people in this country are undoubtedly good wavers. Their art and culture in waving can be traced back in the early 224 up to 641 CE in "Sassanid" period.

The challenges that were brought by the invaders that aspire to take over the Persia in his late history do not became a hindrance of the continuous growth of Persian area rugs makers. And this makes this rug to own the name as antique area rugs for it has evidence of being the oldest rug in the history.

As time passes the business and industry of antique area rugs spread all over the world for it became the vast commodity when it comes to the home interior decoration. This rug becomes the major part of floor decoration and comforting to the home owners. With the new trend of the generation Persian area rugs materials in making rugs developed as they blend it with wool, silk and cotton to become more fashionable.

Antique area rugs serves as the trade mark of the carpet- waving in Persia that it carries the name along with it where ever it was being manufactured, and this made great manifestation to the Persian culture and art. Today the almost half of the total population of Iran which is the modern name of Persia are wavers who produces the estimated $420 million of hand woven carpets which is 30% of the worlds market.