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Rug Yurt252 viewsThis is how they lived out on the steppe in the days of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. Yeah, right.
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Mountains of Rugs249 viewsIn all colors and sizes.
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Sales Pitch248 viewsWonderful wares for tourists richer than me.
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Women's work245 viewsI am in awe of the skills of these ladies.
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Silk thread spinning242 viewsHere we see the how the "threadlets" from the cocoons are gathered and spun into threads suitable for weaving into a rug.
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Teapot242 viewsWe partook of tea from this elegant piece, which was not among the merchandise offered for sale.
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Extracting the silk threads239 viewsThe silk maestro demonstrates how the dissolving cocoons yield their threads.
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A Sultan's Treasure236 viewsThis was perhaps my favorite of all the carpets I saw that day.
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Cleared for Takeoff236 viewsReady to wing its way to California.
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Rug Storage235 viewsPiles of rugs lined the hallways, waiting for shipment to purchasers.
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Magic234 viewsHow does such an intricately patterned creation emerge from a mere collection of assorted threads?
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The Dying Room232 viewsThe vats are filled with dyes of various colors, to be applied to the thread before it is sent to the looms.
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