The technique was the same: On a hand loom, a grid of vertical and horizontal strands (the warp and weft) was covered with knotted pieces of wool yarn. The thousands of knots created the soft pile.

Last year, Sudeith said his company and its online division sold 575 rugs, up from 150 in 2002, at $160 to $9,500. In the past six months, Bay Area residents bought more than 240 rugs from him.

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Dezeen Showroom: architecture studio TenBerke worked with US brand Warp & Weft to create a rug collection informed by dawn, midday and dusk. The Light and Shadow rug collection comprises ten rugs ...

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And the final section celebrates homemade carpets designed by women, who would often create small cottage industries in their villages and sell their works in local marketplaces. Azerbaijan, Shirvan ...

Each rug, hand-made with more than 200,000 knots, is the story of its creator,” said Choudhary. India has millions of craftsmen who are engaged in traditional crafts that symbolise the cultural ...

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