SEHNA KNOT Definition & Meaning

Sehna knot

or Sen·na knot

[ sen-uh not ]

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noun

a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.

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Origin of Sehna knot¹

Variant of Sinneh, name of Persian town

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The second traditional knot is the Persian or Sehna knot, which, though better calculated to produce a close, fine, even, velvety surface, has in many parts of Persia been abandoned for the Ghiordes knot, which is a trifle more easily tied.

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The Persian or Sehna knot is tied so that from every space between the warp-threads one end of the knot protrudes.

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