Silk Carpets of Uzbekistan

If your travels bring you to an amazing city of Samarkand, do not miss the visit to the silk carpets factory. It is called “Samarkand and Bukhara Silk Carpets” but locals call it “Khujum”. It is a factory of silk carpets produced using the ancient technology and it also exhibits the most fascinating carpets from different parts of Uzbekistan.

At this place you will have an interesting excursion where the very process of carpets manufacturing is demonstrated as well as many examples of work of wonderful craftswomen. You will learn many interesting facts about this ancient type of crafts in Uzbekistan.

It is obvious that making silk carpets is a laborious work which is mainly accomplished by women. First thing they must do is to paint the yarn, dry it and begin the main work. Weaving of the average carpet takes from one to six months, sometimes even to a year depending on the size and patterns. Craft ladies create carpets of astonishing colors and patterns which are known far across the country. The coloring materials in this factory are made of organic colors: walnut, pomegranate, madder and indigo.