Afghan Rug Warehouse
In an Afghan rug warehouse awaiting buyers and shipped worldwide.
Category: Behind The Scenes
Dyed Yard Drying
Dyed Yarn drying in the sun
Afghan Weavers on Large Loom
Afghan weavers on a large loom. The tool they hold, a comb, is used to beat down the waft thread which runs side-to-side on top of each row of knots.
Shepherd and His Flock
A shepherd and his flock going home after shearing. India countryside.
CREATING THE DESIGN
Creating a rug design, Northern Iran.
DYING RED YARN
Found this Afghan Dye Master on a roof top dying red yarn.
SHEARING THE PILE
Much work has to be done once a rug comes off the loom. Shearing the pile, putting the selvage along the edges, washing, finish trim, blocking, and more.
Open Air Bazaar
An open air rug market in Northern Afghanistan. Buyers/exporters come and haggle over prices of rugs that were woven by women in local homes and sold by the men.