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<\/a>People used various\u00a0types of pileless carpets. These include,\u00a0for example,\u00a0mezars, which were\u00a0used\u00a0to cover\u00a0the lavash bread\u00a0and\u00a0doughballs,\u00a0and\u00a0were woven like\u00a0canvas. They were initially created\u00a0as a\u00a0woven\u00a0mat.\u00a0According to\u00a0Serik\u00a0Davtyan, it was a\u00a0transition\u00a0from weaving to pileless carpet weaving. Narrow\u00a0and wide\u00a0strips were juxtaposed\u00a0to form the mezars,\u00a0arranged\u00a0from top to bottom.\u00a0Mezars were\u00a0also\u00a0unique\u00a0due to the fact\u00a0that their\u00a0main threads were\u00a0colored. Their production was mainly\u00a0distributed\u00a0in\u00a0all\u00a0regions of\u00a0Armenia\u00a0,especially\u00a0Dilijan,\u00a0Artsakh, etc.<\/p>\n
The jejim\u00a0(jim-jim)\u00a0served as\u00a0bedding;\u00a0it sewed the\u00a0surface\u00a0of the\u00a0mattress. The technique for\u00a0jejim sewing was almost the same as that for mezars. They\u00a0were\u00a0also\u00a0plain, but decorated at times.\u00a0The patterns were created\u00a0with\u00a0separate\u00a0threading by sticks. Those sticks helped keep the\u00a0number of weaving patterns. The patterns of\u00a0jejims were usually expressive. They were used for dowries.<\/p>\n
Two-way\u00a0(\u201cmatnakash\u201d \u2013 finger-made)\u00a0pileless carpets were used in everyday life.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The main thread of such carpets was monochrome, sometimes\u00a0with\u00a0flaky\u00a0or\u00a0repetitive\u00a0patterns.\u00a0The carpet has\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0decorations on both sides; they are large, colorful,\u00a0and clear.\u00a0They basically\u00a0have a\u00a0center contoured by belts, they are close to rugs in their composition, and carry\u00a0the most ancient types and ideas of ornament patterns.<\/p>\n \u00a0The most distinctive ones among them\u00a0are large\u00a0medallions, cruciform\u00a0patterns,\u00a0various\u00a0bird,animal-\u00a0and\u00a0plant-typepattern forms. Unlike\u00a0mezars\u00a0and\u00a0jejims, cotton and\u00a0silk\u00a0threads are used in\u00a0double-sided carpet<\/em>s.<\/p>\n The usage\u00a0of double-sided carpets is wide:<\/em>\u00a0on the floor,\u00a0under the\u00a0bed,\u00a0or\u00a0on the wall. The pileless carpets were\u00a0used\u00a0as\u00a0shrouds\u00a0for thedeceased; there were also\u00a0prayer carpets.<\/p>\n The pileless carpets\u00a0of Artsakh, as well as those of Siunik and Lori, are particularly\u00a0beautiful. The pileless carpets\u00a0of Van-Vaspurakan, Khoy-Salmast, Kilikia, Malatia, Great Aik are also unique.<\/p>\n Large rugs were widespread in Artsakh, and\u00a0were woven\u00a0together with family carpets, rug runners,\u00a0and sleeping-bags, as part of\u00a0dowries.It is noteworthy\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0have sizes that are typical for classic\u00a0vishapagorgs (dragon-carpets): two\u00a0meters\u00a0in\u00a0width\u00a0and eight meters inlength. The\u00a0meghvakarpets (bee-carpets) and\u00a0the pileless carpets called \u201cKrkeni\u201d\u00a0are typical\u00a0in\u00a0the carpet weaving\u00a0centers of\u00a0Artsakh\u00a0andSiunik. Their patterns are also used in\u00a0rugs. Patterns typical for arevagorgs (sun-carpets)\u00a0were also used in pileless carpets. The pileless carpets called teltogh (thread-left) are also characteristic of the abovementioned regions.<\/p>\n Interesting pileless carpets\u00a0have been created\u00a0in\u00a0current-day\u00a0Lori\u00a0and\u00a0Tavush. They\u00a0are characterized not only\u00a0by\u00a0geometric\u00a0compositions, but\u00a0also by\u00a0plants and\u00a0animals, as well as bird\u00a0images. Carpets and rugs with images of deers\u00a0and\u00a0peacocks, as well as\u00a0with\u00a0almond-ornaments, were widespread. The image of the tree of life is most popular among compositions with geometric\u00a0design. Female figures are rarely seen.<\/p>\n The\u00a0pileless carpets\u00a0of Western Armenia\u00a0are\u00a0very different\u00a0by their\u00a0composition\u00a0and color scheme. They have detailed\u00a0geometric\u00a0designand\u00a0relatively\u00a0dark\u00a0coloring. The\u00a0pileless carpets of\u00a0Khoy-Salmast and Jugha also have a\u00a0detailed pattern\u00a0design.<\/p>\n Thus,\u00a0pileless carpets\u00a0were used in Armenian life\u00a0during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as before,\u00a0in different ways. Perhaps that is the reason for having so many different types of them today.\u00a0Each\u00a0rug\u00a0expresses\u00a0the\u00a0specificity\u00a0of\u00a0the place of\u00a0its creation, history, and lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Weaving is one of the major achievements of mankind. In the ancient world, especially in those parts of Asia where people were engaged in animal husbandry (particularly of sheeps), the textile industry and weaving and carpet making were widely developed. Pileless carpet weaving is centuries old, the same as carpet weaving, but it has a longer history.The raw materials for carpet were sheepand camel wool, soft goat hair, cotton and silk. In Vaspurakan, for example, people used the hair of goat called \u201cchur,\u201d as well as wool,hemp, flax, cotton, and silk thread. 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