Some Persian machine-woven carpet, especially the carpet produced in Kashan, is very similar to hand-woven carpet, however, with very low and reasonable price. This type of carpet has been woven by the latest invented machine with high-quality materials in various patterns and designs. The Persian carpet is very famous in the world and Kashan is one of the old-line cities that produce the machine-woven carpet. The materials used to weave the carpet have a variety of ranges from natural materials to industrial ones. Wool is one of the important yarns to fabricate carpets and has a long history. 
It is the same with cotton and silk. Other materials are mostly industrial, like polypropylene, polyester, acrylic, heat-set acrylic, and nylon. This carpet has different reeds and densities. For instance, there are 360 reeds, 400 reeds, 500 reeds, 700 reeds, 1000 reeds, 1200 reeds and the latest one is 1500 reeds. The density of the carpet is various according to the reeds of the carpet. Another essential thing regarding the carpet is its designs and patterns. The most beautiful and magnificent one is an embossed flower which is used mostly in 1500 reeds carpet with 4500 densities.
Kashan Carpets Prices
The price of carpets that are produced in Kashan by machine is very low compared to hand-woven carpets. The price of woolen hand-woven carpets is significantly high and is outstanding for most ordinary people, let alone the carpets that are made of silk. In the past, only the upper-class people with high income can buy and use the carpet. As the result of the industrial revolution and the invention of the carpet machine in the industry of carpet, the price is lowered noticeably. It is because this type of carpet is produced on a very large scale with industrial materials that are themselves produces at a very low price. Thanks to machines, nowadays, almost ordinary people can buy and use high-quality carpets at a very reasonable price that is comparable to the hand-woven carpet. For example, one machine-woven carpet today is three hundred times lower than a silky hand-woven carpet. The price of a woolen hand-woven carpet is ten times higher than the machine-woven one. It means that an ordinary person who wants to buy a 6 square meters silky hand-woven carpet should work for more than three years and pay all his/her money without expending even one sent. 
If he/she wants to buy a cottony hand-woven carpet, he/she must spend all his/her income for five months. So, buying the hand-woven carpet is almost impossible for the middle-income people, not to mention the poor and lower-income people in the society. The price of machine-woven carpet differs due to the quality of materials used in the carpet. The price of carpets with lower reeds and density is lower than that of with higher reeds and density. The pattern and design also affect the price. For instance, the embossed flower 1500 reeds carpet with 4500 density is more expensive than a carpet with 700 reeds with 2550 density. There is a rule that says: better quality means a higher price. You get what you pay for.
Kashan Rug
Every type of rug is produced in factories located in Kashan. Persian rugs are world-famous. These nice and beautiful rugs are produced in different sizes in various patterns and designs. The size of the rugs is less than 5 meters. Its dimensions are usually 2 to 2/22 to 1/5 meters. This type of carpet is used mostly in the living room, kitchen, and bedroom. Generally, the rugs are used in small dining rooms and living rooms and should be in harmonious with furniture in colors and designs. If the entrance of the house was wide, the use of rugs is very suitable there. In such a case, it is better to use the darker colors, because it reflexes the warm atmosphere of the home and is very appropriate for the place. 
It is very important that when we use rugs, they should be harmonized with other carpets in the room. The price of rugs depends on their materials, designs, reeds, density, and being hand woven or machine woven. Silky rugs that are woven by hand is very magnificent and beautiful. The price of this kind of rug is very high. A pictorial carpet is one example of a rug that is very nice and stylish. The various pictures, like humans, animals, mountains, jungle, and nature, can be used in this pictorial carpet.
Kashan Rug History
Kashan is one of the major cities with a long history of producing all types of carpets and rugs. From ancient times, the carpet and rugs be fabricated in the region, but Kashan is the first city in the country that uses machines to weave carpets. In the 1970s, the first machine was used to weave carpets in the city. It is the first time that weft yarn and pile yarn was used by a simple machine in the Velvet and Silk factory in Kashan. Since the beginning, this type of carpet welcomed by the people broadly. The first carpet that was produced by a French-made machine was very light with short warp yarn. As demands for this carpet have been growing, the machines that are used to weave and materials used in the carpet improved significantly. During this time, the first biggest factory was constructed in Kashan. Then, the industry of machine-woven carpet and equipment used in this section have been improving day by day. Today, carpets that are produced by the machine are very similar to hand woven ones, but at a very lower price than ordinary people can buy them. 
To conclude, Persian machine-woven carpets produced in Kashan are world-famous. All types of carpets with the latest invented machines and newly designed patterns and high-quality materials are produced in the city. The most famous and favorable carpet, which is very similar to a hand-woven carpet, is 1500 reeds with an embossed flower pattern. The materials used in this carpet are heat set acrylic. This carpet is an alternative to the Persian 104 knots hand-woven carpet. Our company is more experienced in selling and exporting the best machine-woven carpets with high quality and reasonable price.
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