"We were clueless," said the owner of this fine, handmade silk rug from Turkey. "Now this rug is the centerpiece of our home." (Photo from Christina Fong.) I love my readers for so many reasons. But ...

The rugs are on display at Carl Salway Gallery in Cincinnati, and were previously exhibited at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. There are no plans for a Cleveland-area gallery show. Figuring out how to ...

The folk craftsmanship of handmade silk carpets in Cangxi county, Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province, has been listed among Sichuan's provincial intangible cultural heritage. Craftswomen ...

If Joseph Carini were alive 700 years ago, he would be designing hand-made rugs for kings and queens. His carpets would be coveted all along the Old Silk Road, and he would inspire awe like a samurai ...

I love my readers for so many reasons. But topping the list are the wonderful stories you send me, tales that often parallel my own adventures and misadventures, like my recent wacky sojourn through ...

A view of Nanzhao county, Nanyang, Henan province. [Photo/nanzhao.gov.cn] ZHENGZHOU - While hand-stitched Iranian rugs are known globally for their exquisite craftsmanship, a little-known fact is that ...

Hand-made rugs crafted by Mountain Rug Mills of Hendersonville will soon grace the interior of the White House, the company's owners said Thursday. "We are in the process of finalizing the design and ...

Young Sikina cupped her ears to catch each word of the old master weaver as he read out aloud the design from the ‘taleem’ and a herky-jerky rain fell on the tin roof of their handloom unit of ...