World Heritage connection: Persepolis

Traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars

Les savoir-faire traditionnels du tissage des tapis du Fars

Iranians enjoy a global reputation in carpet weaving, and the carpet weavers of Fars, located in the south-west of Iran, are among the most prominent. Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into...