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Afghan Made Hand-woven Carpets

Posted by Roddy Yazdanpour on

Afghanistan’s centuries old carpet industry has some of the most highly skilled weavers in the world. Hand-knotted carpets are Afghanistan’s largest legal export with over one million Afghans working directly or indirectly in the supply chain of this industry. Well into the 1980s, the patterns and quality of Afghan carpets were virtually unchanged from the previous century as Afghans had minimal exposure to outside influences. Afghans have maintained their traditions and continue to create carpets that are entirely handmade, from carding to spinning to weaving. Recently, however, Afghan carpets have become some of the most modern and versatile as they...

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One Review

Posted by Roddy Yazdanpour on

Excellent Site, just went over in detail, I love the idea, of buying valuable carpets at a fraction of the price! most people treat these like Gold. Mo S. Sull

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A Little Anecdote

Posted by Roddy Yazdanpour on

One of the things I found very interesting which I still remember to this day was watching my Grandmother weaving a carpet back in the early 70's, and as I was watching her, I asked her what purpose the wefts were providing in the creation of her rug.  She answered by bringing me a broom and said, "Moraad Joon, it's the tight strings tied around the middle of the straw in this broom that makes the sweeping part fan out or puff out.....that's what the wefts are dong to each knot...and also securing each row, as well as providing a...

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We Want To Clean Your Rugs!

Posted by Roddy Yazdanpour on

I strongly encourage you to try us out for the cleaning of your Hand-made and/or machine made carpets.  We take pride in the excellent work that we do, and our prices are the lowest you will find.  With 25 years of experience, we have cleaned every type of rug you can imagine, from expensive Antique carpets, to your run of the mill.  We understand the physics of a Hand-made carpet and we understand where the dirt goes and how to extract the fine silt and dirt that acts as glass that chips away at the foundation of your carpet.  Animal...

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Persian Bakhtiari Hand-made Carpets

Posted by Roddy Yazdanpour on

People have asked me over the years what my favorite type of hand-made carpets are.  And I have to say Bakhtiari carpets are my favorite hands down.  I have not seen a region so inventive and creative as the Bakhtiari weavers. They have always been great buys because the market has always shunned Bakhtiari's in favor of Heriz carpets, or Ghashghai, or Bidjars... But then you are faced with the task of cherry picking the best Bakhtiari's.  And to do this, you have to have a perspective on these carpets. To be able to pick out the very best from...

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