Handmade rugs and carpets are considered one of the top Persian souvenirs to take home while paying a visit to Iran. In the 17th century, some seventy Dutch artists included representations of Persian ...

The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Years of waiting finally ended ...

Weavers, almost all of them women, spend several months in front of a loom, stringing and knotting thousands of threads. Some practice established patterns, some make their own. It is a scene that ...

Handmade and steeped in history, Indian Kashmiri carpets are considered luxury investments “A carpet is not unlike art, in fact it is a piece of art, and collectors will tell you it’s a passion. Once ...

A worker of Yuxiang Carpet arranges a silk carpet in Nanyang, central China's Henan Province, July 17, 2019. While hand-stitched Iranian rugs are known globally for their exquisite craftsmanship, a ...

A selection of 30 rare Persian carpets worth 50 million baht will be showcased at the "Bangkok Persian Carpet Exhibition 2019" on the 3rd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, from Thursday ...

The successful owners of a Persian rug business in Durham are now closing their retail store after almost 50 years. Signs in front of "The Persian Carpet" store in Durham lets everyone know that ...

A view of Nanzhao county, Nanyang, Henan province. [Photo/nanzhao.gov.cn] ZHENGZHOU - While hand-stitched Iranian rugs are known globally for their exquisite craftsmanship, a little-known fact is that ...