It is a fortunate place that a large number of women are still working in their homes, the carpet weaving industry in Herat Province-Ghorian District:
In Ghorian district of Herat province, more than 250 Turkmen women are engaged in carpet weaving industry.
The carpet weaving industry in Afghanistan, which has a history of 9,000 years, is now very faded, and this industry no longer has the former prosperity, and its market is silent.
Afghan carpet, which is considered one of the most famous souvenirs of this country, has played a significant role in the development of the country's economy for many years.
But now, with the current conditions of the business market, this industry has fallen to the ground in the worst possible way.
If the business market of this industry continues with these problems, soon many women who are engaged in the carpet weaving industry will be unemployed!
Each carpet weaving woman receives an amount of 250 to 300 Afghanis daily for carpet weaving, which means that the income of a carpet weaver in Afghanistan is $100 per month.
And on the other hand, this industry is considered a cultural symbol of our country, unfortunately, no fundamental work has been done in this area.
These carpets, which are left over from wool and silk, have certain stages
13 steps, from front to carpet Carpet weaving is not an easy task; It sprays 13 stages until the raw material is transformed into carpet.
1- Collecting wool from animals.
2- Washing and cleaning wool
3- Wool spinning by old women.
4- Sectioning wool.
5- wool dyeing.
6- Carpet map design; 7- carpet weaving.
8- Carpet washing.
9- Scissoring the extra wool of the carpet.
10- Cutting and leveling the carpet frames.
11- Carpet quality control.
12- Mohaghegh carpet 13- Sale of carpets.