Iranian Termeh

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Termeh (Persian: ترمه) is a handwoven cloth of Iran, mostly nowadays the Yazd province is the main center of producing it.

Weaving Termeh needs a good wool with tall fibers. Making of Iranian Termeh is the result of the co-operation between an expert and a worker called "Goushvareh-kesh". Weaving Termeh is a sensitive,careful and time consuming work that a good weaver could produce only 25 to 30 centimeters in a day. The background colors which are used in Termeh are jujube red, light red, green, orange and black.