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Carpet Weaving

This is an endless subject for articles. Carpet is the heritage of Turkmen people, symbolizing the ancient tradition of this land. For nomadic Turkmen, carpet has always been the only piece of furniture – easily transport – able and warm, they served to cover the tents and flooring. Their graceful and intricate pattern, specific for every ethnic group, was a hallmark of the family, and home decoration. The art of carpet weaving is very difficult, time-consuming, traditionally handed down by masters from generation to generation, and the ability to weave beautiful carpets was considered as one of the main benefactors for the wives. Today, handmade carpet is a kind of a masterpiece and is very expensive.