Weaving of the Ojāq-e Qarāqi

In the Ardabil Province, the tribes that inhabited the Moghān plain weaved a type of cloth (entirely of wool) woven by hand, which in the local dialect was called Ojāq-e Qarāqi ("Qarāqi fireplace"). The reason for the attribution of this name can be traced back to the fact that this fabric was used in front of the fireplace or under the brazier for the purpose of protecting the carpet (or other drapes) from burning sparks. The figures of the Ojāq-e Qarāqi are geometric and conceptual and, from the point of view of texture and configuration, the latter remembers in all respects a Jājim. He has a local job. The Ojāq-e Qarāqi, in ancient times, had the shape of a horseshoe. Today, however, for a matter of comfort, these are worked in such a way as to give them a rectangular appearance.