Afshars are one of the several tribes in Iran who have beautiful tradition of rug and kilim weaving. Afshars are of Turkoman origin who migrated to Iran probably in the 11th century AD. They speak a dialect of Turkic. Afshars…
Ann Nicholas & Richard BlumenthalTwo independent researchers and collectors from BostonWe had a wonderful program today in our textile and rug society, Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. Lur, Qashqai, and Afshar weavers make beautiful pile rugs and flat-weaves in…
Usually I come to work around 8:00 to 8:15 am every day. On my store and on the Internet, I have posted 9:00 am as the start of my work, but I get to my work earlier. Today, a gentleman…