He opened Kapisa Rugs, an Evanston rug store, in March of 2020, and began selling hand woven carpets imported from a number of countries, including Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan to accomplish those ...

In nine Afghan villages this year, 43 women used new looms to weave their magic for an unlikely customer far away — the world’s largest office furniture company, Steelcase Inc. Their creations ...

COLUMBIA, PA — Orientiq, a new store specializing in hand-woven oriental rugs, has officially opened its doors in Columbia, Lancaster County. The grand opening celebrations took place on ...

At first, the fringed rug seems much like any other woven Afghan textile. Large birds -- some flying east, some west -- are woven into a pungent red background and framed by a floral border in ...

This may be the dark side of war rugs. Although Afghan weavers are traditionally women, ... on the other hand, the rugs that had been woven in Pakistan became rare and therefore more valuable.

Zulmai, an Afghan Carpet seller, displays his "war rug" featuring a variety of weapons to Army Lt. Col. Chris Kubik at his shop in Camp Eggers, the U.S. base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 12.

Rugs woven by Afghan women who've lost their jobs in the public sector. ... By selling traditional Afghan rugs in Japan, ... My goal is to one day hand this store down. 25:33. 7:00 p.m. closing time.

A new Oriental rug store will open in Lancaster County on Black Friday. Orientiq will open at 22 S. Second St. in Columbia. The retailer will sell hand-woven Oriental carpets and rugs at the store ...