This Persian embroidered table set brings the formality of a traditional Persian home onto any surface, pairing two honey table mats with a matching runner so the whole ensemble can dress a coffee table, console or side table in one go. Cut from twelve-colour silk Termeh with a maroon ground, the three pieces measure 34 by 47 centimetres for each mat and 47 by 65 centimetres for the runner, weighing 1.15 kilograms altogether. Persis Collection carries this set for anyone furnishing a home with real Persian textiles rather than printed substitutes, and for second-generation buyers who want the look their grandparents’ houses had.
Handcrafted Details and Sarmeh-Douzi Embroidery Care
Each piece of this Termeh table runner set is fully hand-sewn, a process that takes considerably longer than machine embroidery and shows in the density of the stitching. The decoration is traditional Persian Sarmeh-douzi, worked in first-grade metallic sarmeh thread across the silk Termeh base, with the Boteh Jegheh paisley motif set against Eslimi arabesque scrollwork. Buying pieces like this also supports Persian artisans directly, since every order channels income back to the embroiderers who still practise Sarmeh-douzi by hand. Because the metal thread and silk are both delicate, the set should never go into a washing machine or be hand-washed; it needs a professional dry cleaner experienced with fine embroidered fabrics, dusting only with a soft dry brush between cleans, and ironing, if ever needed, only on the plain reverse side at low heat through a protective cloth, kept away from direct sunlight, perfume, alcohol and heavy objects resting on the stitching.
The Meaning Behind the Boteh Jegheh Design
The Boteh Jegheh motif curling across the maroon ground is one of the oldest patterns in Persian textile art, later known internationally as paisley, and its presence here signals a design pedigree rather than a passing trend. Metallic sarmeh thread catches light differently to the twelve shades of silk beneath it, so the paisley forms and the Eslimi tendrils around them shift in tone as the set is viewed from different angles, a quality only hand embroidery produces. The set works well as a traditional Nowruz tablescape alongside pieces such as our Evil Eye Ceramic Haft Sin set, and it suits any table where a genuine piece of Persian craft, rather than a printed copy, is wanted. Sarmeh-douzi is a historic Persian metal-thread embroidery tradition; readers wanting more background can see the Wikipedia entry on goldwork embroidery for the wider craft it belongs to.
Specifications:
- Material: Silk Termeh, twelve colours
- Embroidery: Hand-sewn Sarmeh-douzi with first-grade metallic thread
- Design: Boteh Jegheh and Eslimi motifs
- Colour: Maroon ground
- Pieces: 3 (two table mats, one runner)
- Table mat size: 34 x 47 cm
- Runner size: 47 x 65 cm
- Weight: 1150 g
- Care: Professional dry clean only
