Traditional Handmade Tablecloth Termeh is an exquisite fabric that is usually made of wool, silk or woolen fibers decorated mostly by paisley pattern. Termeh is also pronounced Terameh and has sometimes been considered an equivalent of Cashmere.
Iranians’ tastes and originality in weaving this delicate texture. The material they use and their creativity in designs are unique in the world. In the past, this exquisite fabric was used in making garments for the noble and the wealthy. It had a wide variety of uses, including fine and aristocratic clothing, curtains and prayer matts.
Producing Termeh requires two different skill sets, the first being product and design and the second weaving. One weaver might be able to combine the different skill sets. Also, Weaving Termeh is a sensitive, careful, and time-consuming process; a good weaver can produce only 25 to 30 centimeters in a day.
In general, the colors for weaving Termeh, and especially colors used for its texts, consist of natural herbal colors. As well as natural materials in colors like dark red, light red, green, orange, and black; and, the patterns generally include various traditional curved patterns and schemes.
The quality of Traditional Handmade Tablecloth is determined by the number of colors used and the density of texture. The more colors used and the higher the density, the higher is the quality of Termeh.
“The number of colors used in this fabric is 5, so its density is 5”
akam – :
what a beautiful Termeh.