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| Craftsman at work |
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| Explaining that Turkish carpets use double knots making them superior to Persian carpets |
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| And here are the knots .... |
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| Almost 300 silk thread of warp and a further 300 of weft. The frame takes two months to set up , the rug a year to weave and has a starting price of $2200. Even then it's heavily subsidised by the Turkish government who are keen to promote a dying craft. |
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