The town of Nain is located at the western edge of the desert ninety miles east of Isfahan. The rugs from here are among the finest woven in Iran, Which is a weave that is comparable to the most excellent of the antique carpets. The making of hand-knotted rugs in Nain began only in the 1930’s. The city of Nain for many generations produced a fine quality of hand-made wool cloth, which was used by Persians to make their fine clothes. But when Persians began to wear European clothes the cloth industry was diminished, so the people in Nain turned to rug weaving just before World War1

Most Nain rugs are woven with cotton warp and weft threads and a fine quality of wool for the pile. Silk is often used to accentuate designs and motifs. The quality of Nain rug weaving varies and as can be expected the price vary with the quality of the rug. The knots in Nain rug contain some 250-500 knots or more to the square inch. The design follows the old famous Isfahan with a general use of Shah Abbas design and finely drawn flowers, foliages and vines. The border is on a cream field, with a classical old design, which features the Shah Abbas. Most of these general designs are within the field of ivory. The Nain border is often cream, red, and blue. The color palette used in Nain rugs is limited to a dark indigo blue, medium blue, beige and shades of brown that are the colors most commonly used. White silk is used to accentuate certain designs and motifs. The background color of Nain rugs is usually blue or beige and less frequently red.

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