Resham Lotus Carpet blue carpet are what most people imagine

are what most people imagine when we refer to Bokharas in general

a city located in northwest central Iran

These rugs come in a variety of names and are often made as prayer rugs

Some of the palaces built in Spain by the Moors between the 8th and 11th century display this design on their interior walls

Resham Lotus Carpet blue carpet are what most people imagineThe 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