Weaving factory in Balkh, Afghanistan
Ira Seret working on a dhurrie Sylvia Seret with rugs outside the Balkh factory. Recently dyed cotton drying in the sun outside the Balkh factory. Ira Seret and a local worker with completed rugs. Local weaver working on a loom Weavers creating a dove rug

1975–1980 :: Weaving Factory & Early Rugs

With a contract from Harmony Carpet to supply custom ordered dhurries, Ira and Sylvia built a large L-shaped building on a two acre property behind the tea house which was situated directly on the park square in the ancient city of Balkh. The factory was attached to an ancient wall built by Alexander the Great.

With fifteen horizontal looms for flat-weave dhurries and kilims, 45 weavers, a dye master and a large group of young apprentices, Ira and Sylvia set to work on new lines for the New York market as well as a number of one of a kind, warp and weft 100% silk tapestries, some of which served as inspiration for a limited commercial series.

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