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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LORALAI, Pakistan (UNHCR) - In the Katwai refugee camp in Pakistan's arid Balochistan province, the carpet-weaving skills that the Afghans brought when they fled their homeland two decades ago ...

In the famed carpet belt of Bhadohi, UP, the first centre to train as well as employ women in carpet weaving has come up at Nai Bazar village, Ashok Nagar, making a huge difference to the economic ...

Across homes, fairs, and everyday use, carpets remain practical textiles that are spread on floors, folded away when not needed, and replaced over time. Behind this simple household item lies a chain ...

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 ...