Explore how Sonbhadra’s village looms sustain carpet weaving by balancing seasonal farming cycles with home-based production ...

Many Iranian cities and regions enjoy a global reputation in carpet weaving, and the carpet weavers of Fars province, located in the southwest of Iran, are among the most prominent. The remarkable ...

Wafa, dressed in a clinical white coat and framed by myriad bottles and jars, is explaining the painstaking method of squeezing out argan oil. The technique is time-honoured in Morocco, and in this ...

AMANA — Linda Grabau finds odd moments throughout her day to prepare the material that she will later weave into a rug. She’s made rugs from pantyhose and shirts. She was recently tearing into a pair ...

On October 1, 1894, one of the largest Indian carpets on record arrived in Chippenham, bound for the Waterloo Gallery in Windsor Castle. The Clerk of Accounts, A.G. Seymour, recorded in his diary: “On ...

case study JAIPUR, INDIA--Having implemented various IT tools including ERP, CRM, barcodes and Autotex, Jaipur Rugs has not only made carpet-weaving a more efficient business but also improved the ...

In a dimly lit mud clay hut, a group of seven women are sitting cross-legged and hunched over a large wooden loom on the floor, weaving a woollen carpet. It will take the women two months to complete ...

PRAGUE, September 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- An artisan lightly taps her wooden mallet to tamp down another row of just-completed, hand-tied knots. To her rhythm, a long, richly red carpet decorated with ...