Kashan is known for manufacturing carpets, silk, and other textiles. Today, Kashan houses most of Iran's mechanized carpet-weaving factories and has an active marble and copper mining industry. Kashan ...

Long a centre for fine carpets, Kashan has almost one in three residents employed in carpet-making, with more than two-thirds of the carpet-makers being women. The carpet-weaving process starts with a ...

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 ...

Here are a few tips to help you choose a Persian carpet or rug that is best suited to your home and more importantly your budget, www.iranvisitor.com reported. Variety: Different regions of Iran have ...