Carpet weaving: knot by knot
Sit at the loom and tie your first knots on a real carpet.
- $55 per person
- 90 min
- When: Daily, by booking
The weaver shows how wool and silk are dyed with natural colours and how a carpet pattern is read.
Then it's your turn at the loom for a few rows.
For centuries Bukhara was the main carpet market of Central Asia — so much so that a whole type of rug with repeating medallions, or guls, became known around the world as "Bukhara". A handmade carpet is tied knot by knot: one square metre takes tens of thousands of knots and months of work.
In the class you'll see where the colours come from: madder root gives red, pomegranate peel and onion skins give yellows and browns. The weaver explains how a pattern is read from a chart and why every carpet has its own signature. Then you sit at the loom and tie your own knots — it's easier than it looks and surprisingly addictive.
About 1.5 hours, up to 6 people, ages 10 and up. You keep a small woven piece as a souvenir.
What's included
- Loom practice with the weaver
- Natural dyes up close
- A small woven piece to keep
- Tea and sweets