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 ...

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 ...

While browsing at your local thrift store, you suddenly spot what you might think is a vintage Persian rug, but how do you ...

A good rug is an investment that can last decades, so they come at a high price. Sadly, some rug brands charge more to ...

Iranian arts and handicrafts have been celebrated as unique since the ancient time of the Silk Road till today that the Persian silk rugs have special place among the world masterpieces. 'Handicraft' ...

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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 first batch of carpets imported from Iran were ready for pickup. Years of waiting finally ended ...

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, ...

For more than three millennia, silk thread produced in Iran has been used to make clothing fabric and for weaving Persian rugs. In many of these small villages along the Iran-Afghanistan border, ...

This delicate silk rug required a gentle touch, as hand washing was the only option to restore its beauty. Although it did sustain some damage, it is still repairable, offering potential for many more ...