The art of weaving in the Sassanid period

Designs and quality of woven fabrics Sasanian period Had made them famous in their time. The design of the weaves included geometric designs, shapes of animals, birds, flowers and native plants and mythical creatures that were used in works of art before this period and after that they can be used in Weaved the Islamic period. In the Sassanid period, this industry had significant progress .

From the obtained weaves, it can be concluded that the machines of this period had at least four gourds for truncated tissue and four other gourds for creating a design.. Width of Chinese weavings in this period 50 It was centimeters, but the Sassanids could make wide fabrics 85 Weave a centimeter. As the Sassanid lithographs, especially the Bostan arch, show, the fabrics of that time were so high quality that they did not wrinkle during the activity and stood straight.. Bostan Arch, murals of Afrasiab area and lithographs are reliable sources for studying Sassanid clothing designs. . Different pieces of Sassanid fabrics have been obtained in different ancient regions. According to Syriac sources, one of the Roman captives named Poozi, who was skilled in weaving silk fabrics, was established in Bishapour by the order of Shapur and a workshop for making road cloth He threw and taught the Iranian silk production industry.

Designs and designs of Sassanid clothes and weavings - Mohammad Reza Riyazi

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