Traditional Carpet Weaving Workshop

Weavers sit at tall looms threading colorful yarn into patterned rugs, a cat padding along one frame and a small dog tangled in a loose red thread below. Shelves of dyed wool spools line the back wall, and two men stir steaming pots of red and yellow dye on a stove, staining a rug on the floor beneath a dripping paint can. Spinning wheels and baskets of raw wool sit at the center of the room, near a cart where two men carry a finished carpet toward a row of washing basins, where another man slips on the wet stone floor. Finished rugs hang to dry on wooden racks beside a perched parrot, and shelves of rolled wool fill a side room. In the corner, two men share tea and music on cushions, while nearby workers braid fringe and sharpen tools, each task another thread in the same weave.