Carpets in New Delhi

It was great when we took a break from the extreme heat and visited a gentleman who sells carpets, but not just any old carpets. He sells handmade 100% silk carpets from Cashmere. They were beautiful. The first photo is a picture of the man demonstrating how the villagers weave these carpets on fairly primitive looms. Families make them at night time after coming in from the fields. The second photo is a carpet that was hanging on his wall. It would be very easy to mistaken it for a painting. Beautiful isn't it? The last of the pictures is a close up of one of the carpets. He encouraged us to walk on them with or without our shoes. You can not imagine how comfortable and soft they are. According to him these carpets will not fade in sunlight, will not leave a depression if heavy furniture is placed on it, nor will animals toenails pick them. I'll have to see this before I believe it. But anyway they were fantastic. The prices ranged from a few hundred dollars to $15,000. No I didn't buy one of those! By the way, visitors returning from India to the US are allowed two pieces of luggage and one carpet!

Larry