It is then sent to a different factory to be spun, hanked and dyed.

Making hanks

Hanks drying in the sun

Dye room

Yarn being dyed in vats

After dyeing and drying in the sun the hanks are wound into huge balls, ready for the weavers.

All this work is done by hand, at no time in the production of the wall carpets is any kind of machinery used. Only in the case of large commercial orders is this not true and in these cases electrically driven dye vats are used.

Yarn being dyed

Yarn store

Weighing the yarn