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The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to get their rugs sold under its ancient arches, their ...

The earthy smell of silk and wool fills a showroom piled waist-high with thousands of hand-woven rugs, some of them centuries old. It is a familiar scent, one that links this Westwood shop to Tehran’s ...

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The call came in to the rug store at 10:30 on Wednesday morning: After five days in U.S. customs, the shop’s first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Store owner Alex Helmi ...

BALTIMORE - To Esmail Borhani, the Persian rugs sold by his family for decades are enduring works of art, with vibrant blues, reds and golds handwoven in traditional patterns to create one-of-a-kind ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian ...

A vital step toward enhancing the export of silk fabrics in the country can be taken by bringing sericulture back into the spotlight as a precious art and industry with advanced global facilities, ...

KASHAN, Iran (AP) — The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over. But for the weavers trying to sell their rugs under its ancient ...