Checking Out A Carpet Factory In Samarkand

There's nothing more iconic about being on the Silk Road than a fancy silk carpet. The place to go to see carpets being made and a good place for shopping is the Samarkand Bukhara Silk Carpet Factory. Big name, big business.

The loom room. A good job for women, a skill learned and heirloom carpets created.

How do they do it, hours, days, years crouched in front of the rig? By watching shows on their mobile phones. Clever.

A showroom.

Weaving details. A pattern guide and loose thread. Cutting, weaving tools, looking a little Silk Road medieval.

Another showroom. If they don't have it, you didn't want it. Pick color.