carpets

Making carpets is a very important handicraft in many Islamic countries. Perhaps the most famous country for carpets is Iran. In Iran carpets are made from wool, silk, animal hair and cotton. Many of these carpets have beautiful Islamic patterns and some of them have pictures of flowers and trees. The carpet makers use many different colours, but deep red and blue are very often seen.

Carpets are usually made by boys and girls who have small fingers and can tie small knots.It sometimes takes many months to make one carpet and so carpets are usually expensive.