Persia's weaving tradition

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Updated On Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

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An employee works at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. The price of each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed work. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

An employee works at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. The price of each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed work. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A worker adjusts a loom at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. Carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

A worker adjusts a loom at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. Carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A worker repairs a handmade carpet at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups: large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small (1x1.5 metres), which is called Ghaliche. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

A worker repairs a handmade carpet at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups: large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small (1x1.5 metres), which is called Ghaliche. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A view shows the hand of a worker at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. The price for each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed carpet. The carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

A view shows the hand of a worker at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. The price for each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed carpet. The carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A worker checks dyed silks at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. The carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses.(Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

A worker checks dyed silks at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km (75 miles) south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. The carpet workshops are mostly family-run businesses.(Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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An artist draws a design for a carpet at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. The price for each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed carpet. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

An artist draws a design for a carpet at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. The price for each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed carpet. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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Dyed silks are stocked at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups: large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small (1x1.5 metres), which is called Ghaliche. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

Dyed silks are stocked at a carpet workshop in Qom, 120 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups: large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small (1x1.5 metres), which is called Ghaliche. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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A worker stands in front of an Iranian handmade carpet at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. For a larger 12-square-metre wool carpet, it would take about six months to complete if two workers work on it. The price of each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed work.(Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

A worker stands in front of an Iranian handmade carpet at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. For a larger 12-square-metre wool carpet, it would take about six months to complete if two workers work on it. The price of each carpet is set by officials from Iran's national carpet company after examining each completed work.(Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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Wool and equipments used to make Iranian carpets are seen inside a plastic basket at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

Wool and equipments used to make Iranian carpets are seen inside a plastic basket at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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Atena, a 4-year-old girl, works on a loom at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

Atena, a 4-year-old girl, works on a loom at a carpet workshop in Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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Dyed wool are hung out to dry at a dye factory in the Dram industrial area, northwestern Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

Dyed wool are hung out to dry at a dye factory in the Dram industrial area, northwestern Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2,000 years ago. (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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Dyed silks are hung out to dry at a dye factory in the Dram industrial area, northwestern Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2000 years ago. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups, large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small, which is called Ghaliche, (1x1.5 metres). (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

Updated on Nov 14, 2011 09:37 pm IST

Dyed silks are hung out to dry at a dye factory in the Dram industrial area, northwestern Kashan, 240 km south of Tehran. Persian carpet weaving is a historical part of Iranian culture, dating back to as far as approximately 2000 years ago. Persian carpets can be mostly divided into three size groups, large (3x4 metres), medium (2x3 metres) and small, which is called Ghaliche, (1x1.5 metres). (Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)

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