To examine the history of the rug, we must go back to the very moment of its creation or the very moment of its creation. The history of the carpet is much older than the first recorded moment in history, and the moment when the world’s first carpet was woven will definitely remain a mystery forever.
The history of the creation of the carpet goes back to shortly after the emergence of life. About 6,000 years ago, when the first humans had met their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter and were now looking for comfortable solutions for sitting in one place.
The need for comfort and tranquility led to the creation of the first mats or rugs. To meet their need for comfort and convenience, early humans began to soften and warm the surface of their beds with plants. The idea of warming, softening, and covering the ground probably came from the feeling that wearing clothes gave humans. Clothing and covering the surface of the ground is the initial idea for creating today’s carpet.
Gradually, making mats appropriate to the raw materials of each region became popular, and then mat weaving evolved.
Because these mats and rugs were made of biodegradable materials; physical copies of these mats are not available, but evidence based on textile (spinning and weaving) is evident on paintings, jars and historical writings. All of which indicate that the East was the birthplace of the history of carpets and early weaving.
According to the evidence, the roughest floor coverings were mats woven from reeds. However, they were not tufted (the same as pile) and were woven flat.
