We visited the Carpetium today. This is a government cooperative, where women receive training in carpet weaving. At the center, women work and demonstrate how a carpet is made. 
Here you can see women working on various types of carpets. It can take anywhere from 5 weeks to 17 months to make a carpet, depending upon the size. As you can imagine, it is tedious work. Women may work 40 minutes and take a break. Over the course of an 8-hour day, they may work a total of 4 hours.
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| Martha Stewart visited this site. |
Silk is one of the strongest fibers in the world. A single strand is very weak. One thread will have 100 strands, and five threads and spun together. It was amazing to see this done.
The showroom was amazing. Ariel and his staff showed us many different types of rugs. I was amazed that by turning a carpet, the colors change based upon the sheen.
My roommate Tony called the presentation Cirque du Soleil of Carpet-- Carpetium. We just need to come up with a catchy theme song.
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| I got a few pictures of spinning carpets. |
The presentation was amazing and the carpets were beautiful. All dyes are organic.
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