Event Let's tie knots, weave carpets at the Iranak Childhood Museum

Friday 2024-09-20, the event to introduce the art of persian hand-woven rugs for children and teenagers with the title "Let's tie knots, weave rugs, tell stories and sing songs" will be held at the Irank Children's Museum, with the support of Rashtizadeh rug Foundation and Iranguereh Collection. This event is held monthly in morning and evening, from 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 at the Irank Children's Museum, located in Tehran, Mirdamad Blvd. Its opening is on May 30.

1403/06/30

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Introduction of Iranak Childhood Museum

Introduction of Iranak Childhood Museum

Irank Children's Museum is one of the cultural institutions affiliated to the Children's Literature History Research Institute, which was formed on the basis of twenty-five years of research in the field of children's literature history and childhood studies. The purpose of establishing this museum is to familiarize everyone with the history of Iran's childhood culture and to promote the culture of museum visits, especially among the young generation. The Irank Children's Museum has four interconnected historical sections: the ancient, post-Islamic, Qajar and Pahlavi periods, and in each period, due to the limited space of the museum, only five key topics in the history of childhood culture have been addressed: childhood culture and children's literature. , the foundations of education and writing materials, children's biological materials and children's clothing.
Performing thematic tours of the narration of childhood objects, plays, reading, children's music and songs, reading books and telling stories, and holding various workshops based on the theme of the museum are among the regular programs of the museum.

Date: 1403/06/30 hour: 11:00 - 17:00 Creator: IranGuereh
1403/06/30
hour: 11:00 - 17:00
Creator: IranGuereh

Introduction of the event Let's knit, weave a rug

Introduction of the event Let's knit, weave a rug

In the event of tying, weaving rug, telling stories and singing songs, several workshops suitable for different age groups have been designed in order to introduce children and teenagers to the art and culture of persian hand-woven rugs. The educational and recreational workshops of this event are as follows:

 Getting to know the process of rug weaving along with reading stories
 Traditional wool spinning
 Designing and painting carpet pattern (paper carpet puzzle)
 Knotting and weaving the carpet on the rug

Due to the fact that during the program, a weaver is weaving a rug on a rug hanger, children can first learn how to tie a knot from the weaver and then tie a knot on the rug and experience the sweet feeling of carpet weaving for the first time. and also get to know all the tools and process of rug weaving.

Date: 1403/06/30 hour: 11:05 - 17:10 Creator: IranGuereh
1403/06/30
hour: 11:05 - 17:10
Creator: IranGuereh

The opening of the first course of the event (tie knots, weave rugs, tell stories and sing songs)

The first event (let's tie knots, weave rugs, tell stories and sing songs) was held on Friday, August 30, 2024, in the morning and evening at the Iranak Children's Museum, and a group of children and rug lovers participated in this event.

Since this cultural event was carried out by the efforts of the Rashtizadeh rug Foundation, in the first part of the event, Ms. Taheri, the head of the Children's Museum, told a story about the biography of Master Ali Tajerrashti (Rashtizadeh) and how he started working in the field of handwoven rugs for children and then while playing a video of the process of producing hand-woven rugs, Hadi Pourjehan, teacher and manufacturer of hand-woven rugs in Qom, told a story about hand-woven rugs for children and teenagers, and then a drama story titled "Rug Flowers" for children and teenagers. It was performed by the storytellers of the museum.

Next, in the rug map painting workshop, children and teenagers painted the rug map puzzle with the participation of each other, and in the wool and wool spinning workshop, a number of teenagers experienced wool spinning with their parents.

At the end, children, teenagers and all rug lovers, after being taught how to tie by a weaver, tied a knot on the rug as a memory and wrote their first experience of rug weaving in the persian office.

Date: 1403/06/30 hour: 11:10 - 17:15 Creator: IranGuereh
1403/06/30
hour: 11:10 - 17:15
Creator: IranGuereh

The second period of the event (let's tie knots, weave carpets, tell stories and sing songs)

On Friday, October 18, 2024, the second edition of the event "Let's Knot, Weave rug, Tell Stories, and Sing Songs" was also held at the Iranak Children's Museum. Many children and teenagers welcomed the event and expressed their opinions in a video about learning about the art of handwoven rug, weaving, and coloring handwoven rug designs

Date: 1403/07/27 hour: 11:00 - 17:00 Creator: IranGuereh
1403/07/27
hour: 11:00 - 17:00
Creator: IranGuereh

Third period of the event (Let's tie knots, weave rug, tell stories and sing songs)

On Friday, 6 December 2024, the third edition of the event “Let’s Tie Knots, Weave rug, Tell Stories, and Sing Songs” was held with the presence of two special guests. These two guests were an old weaver and a new weaver. In this event, Fatemeh Kookhkan, a weaver of the old generation, spoke about her feelings and experiences in the field of carpet weaving, and then Nazanin Abbasiou, a weaver of the new generation who did not specialize in handwoven rug, spoke about how she became interested in weaving and how she entered this field for children and teenagers. Next, in the carpet map painting workshop, children and teenagers worked together to color the carpet map puzzle. Also, in the workshop to get to know wool and wool spinning, a number of teenagers experienced wool spinning with their parents. At the end of this program, each of the children, teenagers, and rug lovers, after training, tied a memorable knot on the rug and wrote about the experience of this feeling in the Iran Knot Office

Date: 1403/09/15 hour: 10:00 - 17:00 Creator: IranGuereh
1403/09/15
hour: 10:00 - 17:00
Creator: IranGuereh

Three Nowruz narratives about the art of rug weaving

Three Nowruz narratives about the art of rug weaving

During Nowruz 2025, the cultural event “Let’s Tie Knots, Weave rug, Tell Stories, and Sing Songs” was held on 25, 27, and 29 March with the aim of spreading awareness and interest in the art of rug weaving. This program was well received by families, especially children and teenagers

Participants in this event were able to benefit from various educational workshops that included rug weaving techniques, coloring rug designs, and spinning wool. Storytelling and song-singing sections were also among the activities that, while creating a happy atmosphere, provided an opportunity to get acquainted with Persian culture and literature

This event demonstrated people’s interest in traditional arts and persian culture, and it is hoped that by holding such programs, we can strengthen awareness and interest in the art of rug weaving among the younger generation

This program will continue monthly until the end of the rug weaving season, providing another opportunity for learning and interaction among enthusiasts

Date: 1404/01/09 hour: 10:00 - 17:00 Creator: IranGuereh
1404/01/09
hour: 10:00 - 17:00
Creator: IranGuereh

Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug

Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug
Holding the event "Let's Knot, Let's Weave rug on the National Day of persian Handwoven rug

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, coinciding with the National Hand-Woven Rug Day of Iran, the cultural-artistic and educational event “Let’s Knot, Weave a Rug” was held by the Iranak Children’s Museum. This program, supported by the Rashtizadeh Rug Foundation and performed by the Iran Guereh Collection, hosted families and interested children from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

In this event, children were introduced to the art of rug weaving through activities such as storytelling about handwoven Persian rug, poetry reading, wool spinning experience, and knotting training. The training in knotting on rug was conducted by experienced weaver, Ms. Leila Jalali, and the children experienced the basic knots on the warp and weft of the rug with her guidance. In addition, Professor Hadi Pourjahan presented the story of how the Persian rug came into being and the National Hand-Woven Rug Day of Iran

In the workshop section, children and their families made rug collages on cardboard looms. In this activity, the rug hanger was designed on cardboard, and the children used special threads to attach threads to the hanger and create their desired design using colored wool. At the end, the participants were given a certificate of "Little Persian Rug Artist" and a commemorative photo was taken, creating a happy and lasting memory for them

In general, the following activities were carried out in this event

Reading the story of rug flowers
Singing songs about rug and rug weaving
Learning about wool fibers and making wool yarn
Knotting on a rug hanger
Pulling on a paper hanger
Making a wool rug on a paper hanger
Presenting certificates of honor for participating in this cultural experience to children and adolescents

This day was an opportunity to introduce the new generation to authentic persian art and an effort to perpetuate the culture of handwoven rug in the future of Iran. This program was enthusiastically welcomed by children and families, and many of them considered this experience a valuable opportunity to connect the new generation with ancient Persian culture and art

Date: 1404/03/20 hour: 15:00 - 18:00 Creator: IranGuereh
1404/03/20
hour: 15:00 - 18:00
Creator: IranGuereh