In a stringent move to curb the sale of counterfeit Kashmiri handicrafts to tourists ... regarding the sale of machine-made Turkish carpets falsely labeled as authentic Kashmir hand-knotted ...

Dubbed the "21st century Carpet King" back home in Iran, Hossein's designs feature up to one million knots per square metre, bringing cultural heritage back to contemporary living spaces.

The more intricate the design, the more skilled the craftsman who created the carpet. Length of fibre, lustre and springiness determine the quality of the wool used to weave an oriental. The knot ...