Shamd is a kind of thin fabric that uses cotton thread or viscose artificial silk in its texture and is used as a "cover" in the summer season, so it has many fans and customers.
Maybe Not all people know the name of Shamd or that this product is bought and sold under another name in their city and place of residence. Shamd is a Yazdi term that is one of the branches of textiles and woven fabric in Yazd province. Shamd weaving is still woven.
Shamd usually has simple patterns of four houses, in which artificial silk is used as "weft" and 20-dola grade cotton thread is used as "thread", which is now mostly woven by single-phase machines. Candles are usually produced in sizes of 150 x 220 cm and have 27 wicks. Yazidis use candles as blankets on hot nights, it is both cool and effective to prevent insect bites. >
Uses of Sham Yazd:
Blanket
Table mat
Travel mat
Beach towel
This product has many uses because of its cotton. It can be used at home, at work, or traveling, etc. The more thread used in the shamd, and the more cotton the shamd is, the better quality it will be. Cheap candles can have good qualities, and it is not that they are not cotton at all, but maybe not 100% cotton and a lower percentage of cotton is used in the fabric. Many people use candles instead of bedding. The application of cotton thread for weft and silk thread for warp is in the weaving industry. No special motifs are used in shamd weaving and it usually has simple designs. The use of this type of fabric is more common in the hot and desert cities of the country, and among the nomads, shamd weaving is also very popular, and they use it as a means to cover women's waists or light blankets for themselves.
Unfortunately, nowadays, with the importation of low-quality fabrics such as Shamd, the use of this ancient Iranian art is slowly being forgotten. But with a simple comparison, you can be sure of the quality of this hand-woven fabric with its external type. The durability of colors in Shamd fabric is very high and its colors will never mix together after washing. Another point about comparing this product with its foreign and poor quality is that this product does not change size after washing.
