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2023-06-05 20:55
Persian handicrafts: Arghavan-bafi
TEHRAN – Iran boasts a vast array of plant species, contributing to the diversity of mat weaving across its regions and cities. In every area, unique weaving techniques have developed to cater to the abundance of local flora.
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2023-05-28 16:39
The art of mat weaving in Iran
A woman in a village in the southwestern Khuzestan province uses dried leaves of palm trees for mat weaving, which is known as Hasir Bafi in the country.
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2023-05-16 21:00
Northern village shields inherited weaving skill
TEHRAN – A northern Iranian village long been a local center of mat weaving, holds weekly workshops to safeguard the know-how passed down from generation to generation.
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2023-02-15 20:30
Bafq named national city of mat weaving
TEHRAN – Bafq, an ancient town in Yazd province, has recently been registered as a hub of mat weaving, YJC reported on Wednesday.
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2021-10-27 21:00
Iranian handicrafts: mat weaving
Hasir Bafi, or mat weaving, is one of the oldest fields of handicrafts in the Iranian plateau. It is not known when and where this craft was first invented. But archeologists have discovered traces of mat weavings on plaster pieces that belong to six thousand years ago.