Bukhara Silk Carpet Factory

From 09 00 till 19 00 address street.

Bukhara silk carpet factory.

Bukhara silk carpets crafts of bukhara 2 5 5 rating 11 votes work time. Mostly girls do all the work. A carpet factory in samarkand we invite you to visit the famous samarkand carpet factory hojom where 400 girls weave silk carpets by hand. Tickets tours persian gardens of samarkand on silk road small group tour 565 16.

One can see many beautiful silk carpets hand made by uzbek female masters in bukhara samarkand and khiva. For the carpets knots tighten making it more brilliant and valuable. A high quality handmade carpet carefully selected is an attractive decorative object. Bukhara silk carpets inc bukhara silk carpet vermont international festival red bukhara silk wool hand knotted carpet archives and bukhara silk carpet vermont international festival whats people lookup in this blog.

Head to this carpet factory in the eastern suburbs if you have a particular interest in carpets. Here the very process of carpets manufacturing can be observed directly to see the unique patterns of carpets and of course order one of them. Bukhara carpets are not from bukhar they re from turkmenistan the turkmen are the carpet makers extraordinaire. The best textile souvenirs to get in my experience are killims thin floor rugs not pile carpets usually made by nomads they re cheap look beautiful and there s no market in copying them in a factory etc.

You will have the opportunity to see the full process of carpet making from the very beginning to the end as well as to buy a unique piece of carpet first hand. If you are in samarkand it is worth to visit the silk carpets factory samarkand bukhara silk carpets also known as khudzhum because of its location on khudzhumskaya street. They paint yarn then dry it and begin the main work. That s quite a story to go along with what s sure to become a family heirloom.

Buy direct from the source from the country of origin having personally met the workers who hand crafted every square inch. A beautiful high quality handmade silk carpet increases in value as it is used. Art of weaving silk carpets is one of the oldest in our region. This isn t the grand bazaar in istanbul this is the samarkand bukhara silk carpet factory.