Jajim or Jajem means a “Thick cloth” like “palas” and also a kind of two-sides
Carpet, which is thinner than Palas. Jajim is woven with colorful and fine threads of wool or mixture of silk and wool.
It is a hand weave with no fluff and its two surfaces could be used. It is a tribal weaving and used as a coverlet or protector from coldness.
Before coming of quilt and blanket, Jajim has been the only coverlet of tribesmen. Although it is rough and coarse, it will become fine and delicate by continuous use very soon.
Weaving of Jajim is simpler than kilim and more common, as well. A common Jajim with 2.5 meter length and 2 meter width could be woven in less than a month by two weavers, otherwise rug that has millions of knots or kilim that has tens of motifs in several colors.
Jajim one of most significant products that by villagers
Ardabil province is produced. Jajim ankletis produced in the rural
Khalkhal city. It is used in yarns made of wool.
Jajim dimensions of about 90 to 120 cm, which is to weave it takes about a month.
Reference :
Ardabil.irib.ir
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