Sehna knot or Sen·na knot [sen-uh not] Word Origin noun
a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
Compare Ghiordes knot. Origin of Sehna knot variant of Sinneh, name of Persian townAlso called Persian knot.
(Left) Ghiordes knot. (Right) Sehna knot.
Mumford’s depiction of the asymmetric (Sehna) knot is quite similar to others we shall see but notice how odd his drawing of the symmetric (Ghiordes) seems
Asymmetrical Knot
He also retains three varieties of symmetric knot. Two of them seem to suggest that the knot is pulled either to the right or to the
soumak rug weaving technique
Persian Rug Knots
Left: Asymmetrically knotted wool pile (Persian or Sehna knots), knots open to the left (front view); Right: Back view showing partially depressed silk
of knots is worked across the width of the rug, alternating with a number of wefts of plain weave. In Persian carpets the sehna knot is usually used.
Persian Rug Knot
(Left) Ghiordes knot. (Right) Sehna knot.
Mumford’s depiction of the asymmetric (Sehna) knot is quite similar to others we shall see but notice how odd his drawing of the symmetric (Ghiordes) seems
Asymmetrical Knot
He also retains three varieties of symmetric knot. Two of them seem to suggest that the knot is pulled either to the right or to the
soumak rug weaving technique
Persian Rug Knots
Left: Asymmetrically knotted wool pile (Persian or Sehna knots), knots open to the left (front view); Right: Back view showing partially depressed silk
of knots is worked across the width of the rug, alternating with a number of wefts of plain weave. In Persian carpets the sehna knot is usually used.
Persian Rug Knot
(Left) Ghiordes knot. (Right) Sehna knot.
Mumford’s depiction of the asymmetric (Sehna) knot is quite similar to others we shall see but notice how odd his drawing of the symmetric (Ghiordes) seems
Asymmetrical Knot
He also retains three varieties of symmetric knot. Two of them seem to suggest that the knot is pulled either to the right or to the
soumak rug weaving technique
Persian Rug Knots
Left: Asymmetrically knotted wool pile (Persian or Sehna knots), knots open to the left (front view); Right: Back view showing partially depressed silk
of knots is worked across the width of the rug, alternating with a number of wefts of plain weave. In Persian carpets the sehna knot is usually used.
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