“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Sir Winston Churchill…
Rug cleaning, repair, water damage restoration and appraisal is part of what we do besides producing and importing rugs. Sometimes our customers ask why they should use our services while there are other companies around. Here is why: 1) We…
Edward Fields Rugs and Carpets The creation of Edward Field’s rugs began in 1935. Edward fields created a carpet that was like none other; he also single handedly created and coined the term “area rug”. These rugs are known for…
Haft Sīn or the seven ‘S’s is an important tradition of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. The haft sin table includes seven specific items starting with the letter ‘S’ or Sīn (س) in the Persian alphabet. The items symbolically correspond…
NowRuz The NowRuz celebration, held on March 14th 2010 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, was a night that will not be soon forgotten. NowRuz is a celebration of the Iranian New Year and the beginning of spring. This extravaganza was…
We had a wonderful Nowruz party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last night. It was to celebrate Nowruz, the beginning of Spring and the Persian new year. The interior and the decoration of the International Ballroom looked great. Thank to…
Rug weaving can be fun! We had a live rug weaving presentation last Sunday. We had a great Nowruz party (Persian New Year Festival) last Sunday March 7th at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Nowruz, meaning “new day”, is…
I saw a picture of President Barak Obama woven on a rug. This carpet was on display in an International Women’s Day exhibition held in Kabul, Afghanistan on Mrach 8, 2010. The picture is the courtesy of www.carpetour.net Khosrow SobheCertified…
Textile Museum Associates of Southern California had a program on June 13, 2009. The topic was “Endangered Ethnic and Tribal Textile Craft Skills in India”. Bina Rao is a textile designer and weaver who works in Hyderabad in the central…
“LEBAB: Weavings of the Turkmen of the Middle Amu Darya Yurt” by Peter PoulladaIndependent Scholar, San Francisco Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, TMASC had a wonderful program on Turkmen weaving of Middle Amu Darya on Saturday March 6, 2010….