Nowshak Lotus Gardens Carpet Black Carpet Modern square motifs punctuate a

Modern square motifs punctuate a warm red field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

charms a room with instant elegance with its dark midnight field

Regarded as intricate masterpieces of art

Here you can see a copy of the Clark Sickle-Leaf carpet sold for over 33

weaving the rug requires 3 to 4 times the amount of work

Nowshak Lotus Gardens Carpet Black Carpet Modern square motifs punctuate aThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet