Madder, indigo and abrash
رنگرزیBefore synthetic dyes, every colour in a Persian rug came from a root, a leaf, a husk or a rind. The shifts in shade they left behind are part of how an old rug is read.
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The story
Persiahaus Studio drew three dye pots of madder red, indigo and saffron yellow with madder root, indigo leaves and a split pomegranate above them, beside a long red rug whose field shifts shade in bands, the abrash of natural dyes, inside a ruled frame.
Before synthetic dyes, every colour in a Persian rug came from a root, a leaf, a husk or a rind. The shifts in shade they left behind are part of how an old rug is read. The full story is told in the Rugs section.