Why Persian Rugs Are So Expensive | So Expensive
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- Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years, and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality Iranian carpet can cost tens of thousands of dollars, with antique rugs fetching even higher prices. So how are Persian rugs made, and why are they so expensive?
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When the persian rug extinct, don’t blame the young girls didn’t continue their mother’s tradition blame the many middle man that took so much profit
This
literally eh? like safran ?
they're robbing them in a way
EXACTLY
Yeah i was like "why she?" are they keeping the tradition of, not only the art of making persian rugs but female slavery? Give those girls the money they deserve so they can pay for medical bills and food and anything, its not that hard
@@arlynnecumberbatch1056
In addition to fair wages, how about better technology so the ladies don’t get hurt.
When he said the one weaving the rug makes the least money off of it I suddenly understood exactly why no one would want to learn such an intricate and time consuming trade. Who wants to pour that much time and energy into a project like that if they make very little and watch others reap the rewards of their hard work?
yea , like whats the point of dedicating your life and health to rugs when you know you are going to be poor by doing it .... its not a side hobby its like a full on life choice..
Literally. They'll be selling these in New York for thousands of dollars while the people who made it got coins. Hell no.
this is by definition how a capitalist economy functions
Even if they were paid very generous salaries, they would likely still be making the least off of each rug, since they’re not the ones selling it
Yes very try
Knitter and crocheter here. I COMPLETELY understand the prices on these rugs but I am completely LIVID at the fact that the artists make barely any money. The stuff I work on isn’t nearly as difficult or time consuming to make but Lord do I feel for these people
Crocheters are exploited too🙁🙁Unlike knitting, they don't have machines that can crochet, because the stitch is too complex. So anytime you see a crochet garment, you know that it was handmade. It's disturbing how many fast fashion shops have crochet items, they are so much work to make
I love knitting and crocheting. I mainly crochet because I find it faster and easier but wow does it take time and energy.
I've seen so many want huge intricate pieces with the best yarns for something insane like $20 in an equally insane amount of time like a week.
People don't realise nor appreciate the work that goes into beautiful things. We're way to reliant on instant gratification
Many interior design shops sell these rugs at a very high price, because they can probably make a huge profit by buying them for much less than they are worth for. Also many rug designers in western countries have never even picked up a loom, they commission their designs to be produced in less developed countries and then take all the credit. And most people don't even realise this
If I was so rich I’d find out who weaved it and pay them an enormous amount for all their hard work. I mean those details and precision is insane!!
you can’t the reason these middlemen operate is because of harsh sanctions against iran e.g for a flight from the uk to iran the airline need a briefcase of money to refuel due to sanctions if you are angry about this you can find thousands of Iranians complaining about sanctions for around 4 decades
They make like 80$ per month, it's nothing that you can't help
I doubt you'd do that. When you're rich, you won't bat a lid on those beneath you. But, for the sake of it, if I'm rich, I wanna build a no-kill shelter for animals in my country.
@@IsaacRizard id do the same for people in countries wrongfully suffering
Why not send them a check, even if you are not so rich?
Same story everywhere, artists treated like cheap and expendable tools
I blame the under-educated (⌐■-■)
It happens when an artist doesn't know how or can't sell their own work. If the village weavers family had educated business people in the family, they could make more money for themselves as it would turn into a family business. Otherwise, they are forced to sell for cheap because noone will visit them personally and buy for more.
As they are
The reason is because they are artist, not businessman. hahahahaha
Artists ARE cheap and expendable. Lol imagine being an artist or original content creator in 2020. HAHAHAH.
Why so expensive? Because it's not mass produced. Every rug has a human touch.
It's special kind of Art. 🧡
Perfect
This isn’t some ikea or target rug lmao
@@alimohazeb LMAOOO . Gold comment
Yet the one person weaving the carpet makes the least amount of money.
I don't know why hearing farsi brought back so many memories. I'm glad they don't just talk over the people, and let them explain certain things for themselves.
If someone could teach them to make it by themselves and sell online, there wouldn't be so many middle men and the real people would earn from their mastery art.
Unfortunately iran was doomed
Do you think export of goods, export documentation, maintaining annual records, taxes and excise duty, meeting the requirements of buyer in given schedule takes complete team effort. It's not middle men it's called export company who recognises and keep the value of artisans on larger platforms.
Rugs are useless anyways, so much labour can be used for something better
@DEZZNUTZ 1001 It costs like a few thousands dollars at most. Some smaller ones are one or two thousand. Funny enough, supply and demand is kinda the reason for this. You know how it's really expensive to live in Manhattan and much cheeper to live in the Bronx? Even cheaper to live in Huntsville Alabama. Now, imagine how much cheaper it is to live in a rural Iranian village. She deserves to get paid well for her work, and if she made a few thousand dollars a year, she could live a relatively cushy life for the region she was in.
It's the same argument for workers in a none western country. Westerners look at the amount western comps pay the locals and say that too low. Too low compared to what? Too low conpared to the western pay. But what they wilfully ignore is that those western companies pay them better then the other local companies would. This just shows how ignorant western people are and how self centered they are(always comparing to themselves).
Is expensive but yet the people weaving them are poor.
You don't understand you talk alot, are they the ones providing the materials.
@@GH-uq7wr what?
It is SOLELY because of the talent of the weavers that the materials become more valuable. Before their physical labor and imagination for patterns that these rugs are made expensive. These people spend up to two years of their lives that they will never get back creating these carpets. They're not expensive because of the materials purchased, they are made expensive because they are handmade and thousands of hours are spent by the WEAVERS in the making of the carpets. The sellers boast if the work someone else did in order to justify the price. They should show their gratitude for the time and skill of the weavers that make them rich, by paying them handsomely for their work so that they should not remain poor while they make someone who didn't do the work filthy rich. There is plenty if money made on these rugs where the weavers can live comfortably. People work for money, to better their OWN LIVES. The seller is going to make money BECAUSE of the weaver. Greed and classism and selfishness is why weavers stay poor. Thank Yah for judgement day. It's not a crime to be rich but that doesn't mean they are more deserving of fairness than the poor...especially since it is the poor who do all the work that makes the rich rich. Rich people keep poor people poor. People who do the hard work should never be poor.
That's why I believe the elders would support their children to take other paths. They'd rather watch them succeed in something else than watch them work so tirelessly for someone higher up to get paid for.
Its the same all around the world. Example if you work at walmart your doing all the work making the company richer
The audacity of that middle man mourning the loss of Weavers when his own greed is the reason the trade is dying. These women are true artists and should be getting almost all of the profit.
These women can always refuse and look for other middle men. They have the high ground: they're a rarity where middle men are aplenty.
No one is forcing the weaver to sell to a middleman. Let her sell directly to the end user...and keep all the profit herself. Perhaps if there existed a medium through which everyone in the world could access and she, the weaver, could offer her wares then maybe she could bypass all those middlemen...and sell directly herself. Do you think such a medium exists?
@@stockloc this is literally contrary to reality. Middle men by definition control a market in a specific region. This what the whole fair trade movement is about. It is about trading goods for market prices rather than using the power of a monopsony to undercut producers.
@@tkondaks this is the entire issue. The women live in rural villages in a culture where women do not have well defined property rights, education, or legal power. The middle men are able to abuse this dynamic and undercut producers. This is known as a monopsony. The majority don't have access directly to consumers and have no way of getting around a middle man if they want their products to reach market.
@@rjeefamily926 hopefully elon musk succeeds with starlink wifi
I hope someone who have the skills will help these weaver artists establish an online presence and shop so they can be free from the middleman who takes the most profit for the least work. Once these artists can earn a decent income from weaving this art form will not be lost.
My thought exactly. Get a bunch of the village's bright young women to build a website and YT, FB presence. Others could learn the trades and collaborate on the rugs so one woman doesn't have to give up her life.
you can’t the reason these middlemen operate is because of harsh sanctions against iran e.g for a flight from the uk to iran the airline need a briefcase of money to refuel due to sanctions if you are angry about this you can find thousands of Iranians complaining about sanctions for around 4 decades
@@heatherjones6647 the reason that hasn’t happened is simple harsh sanctions on iran by the us this is why middlemen have to exist there is no point getting a social media presence if they can’t get the carpets out and have to use the middle men anyway
@@heatherjones6647@M Davasaz That's sadly true. I'm Iranian living abroad but I can confirm that unfortunately, with all those sanctions, this is far from the reality... As always poeple are suffering from it, not the government.
So just because I am curious: how much does a normal sized carpet cost and what costs would it be to export it to Turkey/Istanbul for example, by car or train by myself?
My mom loves these... she has them everywhere around the house. They're her favorite. I didn't know how much craftsmanship went into them... I'll be sure to step a little more carefully from now on 😁
We always have our shoes off inside the house to keep out germs, but now I'm nervous just walking on them, it's like walking on art..! She's careful with them though :)
The world will lose this art because the artists aren't appreciated. Pay the people their proper coin and the youth would love to keep this skill going. It's simple math.
" This world will lose the art because the *art is indifferent to he world* ". There, fixed it
When the currency has deppreciated by 3700% in the past 14 years, its not a simple math anymore.
I would love to support artists but it's too expensive. I can't afford a $2,000 carpet when I can get them for less than $500.
World isnt logic what about every talented women stop working because they are rich ...
I may suck at math for a damn asian but I know that it doesnt work that way
What I learned from this video:
Why are Persian rugs so expensive?
Because the people that sell the rugs are cheating the craftspeople who weave the rugs out of fair wages to the point that the entire industry might disappear in 20 years.
As an iranian l have to say true!
It’s disappointing and seeing the guy say it with such a smile just makes it all worse
He has the position to give these people more money but selfishness is what drives him to keep it to himself. You can see the pain the Craftsman are going through just to get a minimum wage, whilst this guy is wearing an apple watch and talking with such a smile.
@@Nine579 welcome to iran, every body says the situation is bad, but nobody does anything good!
Yes , the artisan is screwed over and will make the incentive of learning or trying obsolete.
Im an iranian woman. Although we always had Persian carpets at home, I am still happy to see its colors. espacialy RED. There are many women around us who know carpet weaving and I hope to learn carpet weaving this summer. Carpet weaving is national in Iran and is supported by many organizations.
Rarest colours are cream,blue,maroon and all clouds under the sun.
They should pay those weavers good, they’re extremely high skilled labor and irreplaceable
I'm an Iranian woman, I'm from Fars and Qashqai, all the women in my family in previous generations were carpet weavers, kilims and gabbeh, still some of them do it, remember my grandmother as the older in the family always supervised the process of carpet weaving, they were doing everything themselves from cleaning wool to spinning and dyeing woollen yarns to preparing carpets and textures. It was incredibly hard and labory,but I loved the beautiful colors n shape of the carpet, my grandmother never let me learn to do it , she knew I had a passion for art, but she told me to study at university and become a painter, not a carpet weaver Now I'm a painter, an educated woman who makes good money through art and has a healthy body, not suffering from back pain, no weak eyes, no lung problems, no neck and hand osteoarthritis
MAYBE YOU COULD, IN YOUR ART, VISUALISE THAT CARPET DESIGN TRADITION?
You honor your grandmother. How happy she must be to see you happy and not being exploited. That's all anyone can hope for for their children and grandchildren.
Your grandmother sounds great! I have a vintage Persian rug that I bought many years ago, when I was working in Iraq, and it's such a work of art.
Your grandmother must be very proud of you! But maybe you can honor her and learn how to make the rugs so it's not a lost art? It's honestly a double edged sword...
@@ausendundeinenacht1 It's impossible for me to forget my roots, all those colors and textures come automatically in my paintings, even though the qashqai carpet texture are very geometric and simplified, and my painting style is figurative
The younger generation has no interest in breaking their bodies to make dirt while people profit off them, wild
yea , idk i gues we dont rlly vibe with cheap bastards anymore :/ Times change its so sad we are killing the expensive rug industry that pays workers almost noting :
"But tradition :V! We must save it" - a bunch of middlemen profiting of other peoples work.
@big heart people got tired of being popped out for capitalism
@big heart This sounds Bias af so tell me bommer whats is the New generations mindset?
This is shit job and i dont recommend it because u will get health issue after some time. My families did make rugs and my cousin suffers alot with back injury and oxygen bec of dust.
Growing up, I remember staring at these rugs intricate patterns and admiring them. My grandpa brought several of these over when he moved from Iran to the States. I never knew how expensive they were back then.
Listening to that man speak in Farsi definitely takes me back too. I always regret not learning the language of my ancestors.
There is always time - don't give up!
They’re so beautiful oh my goodness.
It means: IF there weren't so many "middlemen" then it wouldn't be a dying art.
unfortunately they cannot sell without “middle men” as there are so many sanctions against Iran.
If you could buy it directly from the weaver (which could be possible through internet) it wouldn't be a dying art
yeah and all because of the sanctions...
There is no sanctions on irani saffron, if only we had info on how to buy rugs directly. I would be very interested!
@@qwertyasf There is a sanction on Irani saffron too. 99.99% of saffron sold outside of Iran are actually made from safflower with a ton of food coloring added to give it the distinct color. The other 0.01% is smuggled out of Iran because that's their only option since the sanctions killed their business.
this is the second video i've watched where the product rightfully expensive and the people who make it are extremely underpaid for their work.
That's unfair
People: hardly make good carpet
Company: i pretend i didn't see that
@Kelp Meal right because in communism, everyone is poor! How about you move to a communist country then and see how “good” it is.
yeah and all of that are because of the sanctions so that's why the middle men exist
@@hentaimaster6221 if your immediate response to someone calling out the problems of capitalism is to scream about communism, you’re being brainwashed
@@Ps3luvr260 he didn’t even point out the problems of capitalism. Also, what’s a better system than capitalism huh?
I'm an italian young guy and it's few months I started weaving knotted rugs and kilim with my own drawings and symbols. I'm understanding now how much work and time u need to produce just a middle size rug, considering also all the process of setting the warp yarns on the loom ecc and it makes me so angry to know the weavers are the ones that make the least money once the rug is sold.
It's also strange to find here in Italy some huge Gabbeh for just 400/500 euros...
I purchased a woolen Iranian rug and it has odour like a skin sheep and I'm disappointed with this any idea how to remove this animal odour
@@asiyamuscat-oman2283 at least this mean it's real handspun wool! I have the same issue with my plug of wools from Sardegna. Always when I get my stock of wools from them and i open them in my room, then it smells like a herd of sheep for days ahah.
Maybe if u want to have less "animal smell" from the carpet u can let it breathe hanging it in the open air for some days and check, or ask some iranian rugs laboratory in your city if they have some advice of natural product to take some smell away.
Anyway, it will ever stink a little like sheep, maybe just if u smell it closer, but it's natural stuff, then it's part of its charm :)
@@nicoladevilli173 thanks for your advice.
Because nobody is buying them, old school Gabbeh rugs I've been told are a bit out of fashion (although I like them personally)
whats your store name or your url?
While watching the old and new videos of insider business, I can tell the new videos has much more impact and it builds faith in the mind and heart of viewer like me regarding the authenticity of content and information and the narration has also changed with time. That's a good growth team. I appreciate this. 👌🙏
Fun fact: in iranian schools we learn how to make small rugs(gelim) and they try to embrace the tradition . Im starting mine next week :)
Good for you! What kind of loom will you be using? :)
@@warriormaiden9829 nothing special. 3 cloured knitting wool, a 25×25cm cardboard base and a plastic needle
@@arian6346 Cool! I hope yours comes out well! :)
Word of advice from an Inkle weaver: keep the same tension (tightness) throughout. Otherwise it will wind up bunched and uneven in places. The first couple bands I made, I forgot to check and keep it even, and my edges came out looking like mountains. XD
@@warriormaiden9829 thanks :)
@@arian6346 Glad to help! Good luck! :)
This is what I hate about humanity; The one who inputs the most labour, or the Only actual labour, never gets the pay that they deserve. But those middlemen get richer and richer. I know what that feels like.
Capitalism
This is idiotic. If you were a worker, and a business has got debt, you do not have to get a share of the debt, instead, you just lose your job. The owner gets all the debt, which he/she has to pay for.
If you want people who put labour to gain a share of the profit, turn to the USSR. Oops, they collapsed due to a failed economic system.
Owners are gamblers with high risk, high reward. Workers are gamblers with low risk, low reward.
Capitalism (e.g., commerce and trade) provides the weavers with a market for their art. The weavers are talented at producing rugs but they don't have the knowledge or wherewithal to find international buyers who provide most of the demand and pay higher prices. Supply and demand will ensure that the value of rugs will rise as fewer people take up the weaving, leading to rising pay for those who remain in the industry.
You're an idiot. The weaver has 0 risk in this. All they have to do is show up and they are told what to do. They don't have to worry about advertising, taking orders, sourcing the material, maintaining and procuring new equipment, they don't have to worry about building maintenance either, or utility bills, or business taxes, or business regulations, or payroll, or business loans, or anything. They literally just show up and do a job. The employee has 0 risk and 0 skin in the game. At any point, the employee can do it themselves if they feel they can do all of the other things too. They could start their own rug company using their own funds. And then they can hire laborers.
Depends on how easy it is you can be replaced, “work smarter not harder.”
Every weaver is underpaid in every type of this industry/craft. It takes so much skill and artistic ability. Such an amazing art of engineering, artistic knowledge and ability. I always think these should be as valuable as paintings were/art. They are much harder to create
Those Persian rugs are no joke. You might pull up and fly away while sitting on one of those rugs yeah
Yeah some of them fly to a new world. They’re priceless.
@@elinosra369 For sure for sure!
As an Iranian, I will try offer a bit of an explanation as to why this middleman culture exists in particular to this endangered process.
One extremely important facet to note is that for almost 40 years, Iran has been virtually shut out from the world due to international sanctions on trade with Iran.
What this means is Iran has had to become completely self dependent and bargain with neighbouring countries in any way, shape or form to sustain their economy.
This gentleman explaining to you "the problem" I can assure you, is not the problem. What the problem is, is having a rug pass from Iran to say (hypothetically) India for 1000usd then from India to Hong Kong for 6000 usd then from Hong Kong to USA for 9000usd.
This is what he (loosely) means when he refers to middlemen. It has been the way Iran has had to operate as a nation in order to survive for the last 40 years.
Peace and love everyone from a Maori/Iranian, stay safe ❤🤙🏽
Glad you said it out loud. I was looking at the comments of people venting on the "middleman" when the actual evil is the cruel sanction going on for decades. On another note, we had Persian rug and a rug cover in our home, people would swoon over even the rug cover. The intricate designs and patterns were stunning. I guess those covers and rugs were the reason I could never look at a carpet and go "wow", because the Persian rugs and carpets I have seen in my childhood were imprinted so hard in my memory, I could never admire a synthetic factory made Chinese or even Turkish carpets. Iranian ones are on a completely different level. Pity that the world is denied the right to buy them at the right price. But that's politics for you.
Yeah I’ve heard about sanctions being placed on Iran. Never looked into it further. So, if that’s the case, America gets the most money out of all the countries being involved in that trade? Crazy. Should be the other way round.
Thank you for the information. It is much appreciated.
Thanks for the explanation. People are quick to declare a scapegoat when they really don’t understand the problem.
35 million dollars worth of rugs sold from iran .that sounds like iran put a huge mark up themselves.so where is all that money going.????¿
Unbelivable that the rugs only cost acouple thousand dollars, imagine 4 skilled western workers working on one product for 4 years. This would cost a couple HOUNDRED thousand dollars
A good carpenter in the west can make a some furniture and sell it for $10K that may take a week or two in labor + materials. You can see plenty of them on TH-cam. Something that takes months or years should cost way more...
It also has to do with supply and demand. Not many people care to buy a $1k authentic Persian rug. The market doesn’t cater to those who bring items nobody wants, no matter how beautiful or carefully crafted it is. It is quite unfortunate for the wasted effort, but the world isn’t fair. They can take pride in being a weaver for all it’s worth.
@Jay K where you come from doesn’t apply to everybody. Your statement is kinda ironic considering you say I don’t know, yet your proof is that you know.
IT isn't as valuable as people are wiling to Pay for IT.
IT is as valuable as IT took time to make and as hard IT is to be made.
@@sanuku535 yes, the rugs hold a high value. But they are like swords and original painting. Only collectors will buy this stuff. The average person like you and me will not have this cross our minds for a second. You probably just got this I. You probably got this recommended and clicked on it. That’s how supply and demand words. Not enough demand in world, or even Iran, for authentic, hand made, $100k Persian rugs.
My grandmother is from Iran and she has several of these rugs, I'm happy to learn how they were made as they were apart of my childhood.
Thank you⚘ I grew up @ my Grandfather's (a Persian) playing on his Persian rugs. Loving memories💖
I'm so glad he acknowledged the low wages of weavers while wearing a gant shirt and an apple watch
Tru
All i could think of- dude, just pay them more, ffs...
@@terezacervenakova3512 same
ekam behl "even if they did ask for a raise you can easily find someone else" except you cant, that's the whole point of the video. The entire art form is going to die with the women making them since the younger generation sees how awful it is to work like this. The very simple solution is to simply pay them better, pay for standing looms and that will ensure long term prosperity. even setting aside your moral obligation to pay workers proportionally to the wealth they generate, it just makes sense to give workers enough money to actually be able to do their job, especially in such a niche and profitable market as this one.
you make it sound like as of he didn't work with them making carpets smh
I mean sure it’s sad that this art form is dying, but these girls see what it has done to their mothers, grandmothers, aunts... dying for art ain’t it.
Yes. Its good that the art is dying, because their pain is not worth any money rich can pay. When we know Turkish rugs are so good, it's time to automate the rug making, instead of expecting their families doing the hard work and suffering later in life. I don't think it's impossible to automate the rug making the same way these women did.
@chris brady You're the one missing the point. People suffering to make rugs for rich people to walk on is not worth it. There aren't enough people willing to pay the type of money these rugs are worth and there are too many people in between the artist and the buyer so the artist doesn't even get paid enough. The only reason these rugs are being made by hand at all currently is because the artists making them have no other skills and many have very little education and the areas they live in are cheap enough that a few hundred USD will pay expenses for a while.
Mass production is the future of these rugs.
@chris brady That's like saying that cocaine is expensive because it's hand made. People pay top dollar because the ones who control the market are greedy. The workers themselves are paid almost nothing for their product.
What better reason than art to die?
Plus that is definitely not the reason here.
This is incredible. I can crotchet blankets, and just one can take me a month or more to finish. Making these rugs is 100x more time consuming and tedious. I know I would never be able to make one, even if I had the tools and supplies needed to do so. I hope that some people out there continue to make these beautiful rugs.
called skill. or lack of patience to learn.
beautiful the weaver are very talented and hard working,
They identified their own problem. The middle man is sucking all of the money up leaving the talented weaver pennies on the dollar. Their is no incentive for someone to learn how to weave.
Bring said rugs from Iran to London already costs a few hundred bucks, then insurance, rents, and salary of the salesmen would add another few hundred. On the Iran side, someone gotta go up to the mountain, get the rugs then bring them to the ports. If they can sell those rugs themselves, they/their husbands/village elders wouldve already done that.
*there
I agree with you anyway
Authentic Persian rugs are the Ferrari of rugs. They're so beautiful. So much work are put into making these. Mad respect for the weavers
Only the wealthiest Russians can afford these on their walls.
@@ivanlagrossemoule walls? Or floors? I would be afraid to step on one?
I’m so grateful for my artisan(s) that made my newly purchased rug. My boyfriend bought me my first Persian rug and I’m just so in love with it every time I come into my room
That's awesome the video with this content uploaded on TH-cam. I am an Iranian girl. I saw and understood the aches behind weaving carpets especially Fars carpets. Interestingly Iranian carpets are symbols. They have many motives to show you the stunning culture and history of Iran with details. So that's why it must be expensive...
Again, it’s not the fault of young people that the art is dying; it’s capitalism. Those doing the real work make the least.
Without "capitalism" and middlemen, craftsmen wouldn't be able to find enough buyers for their craft. Have you thought about that? How much time do you think they would have left to actually create carpets, if they had to do their own marketing, find buyers, arrange transactions and organize shipping.
The red army is the strongest
I can't exactly imagine these rugs existing in a communists society. Such a labour there would need to a monetary insensitive.
@Miss reign No it doesn't, but without capitalism these rugs would not be available. The issue is lack of regulation by the Iranian government, when evidently intervention is needed.
@@spaceranger145 from what the video says seems like the demand for these rugs remained stable enough for half a millennia before capitalism lol
Idc if they're so expensive, I care if the ones who made it got their price.
Those are true works of art. The weavers have such amazing talent to create such beautiful rugs.
Handmade is appreciated and shows highly skilled person working on it
Bring Etsy to Iran. Have the weaver sell for themselves and make big profits that way. No middleman.
That would require ALOT of stuff like shipping materials, and labels, and devices with wifi it all takes a lot of money and patience but I wish it was as simple as that.
@@sarahjavid4600 creating a business is never easy but once the operation up and running it will get easier. If Etsy is not do-able then someone start an Amazon in the Middle East. Build warehouses where sellers ship their stuff to you so you can fulfill the rest.
@@NHCal-wk4kq again time energy and money no one is going to do that
@@sarahjavid4600 Still a damn sight cheaper than the raw material to make the carpet!
Not easy considering that Iran is under global sanctions
'Girls aren’t using their sense to continue weaving'- 'they watch their mother's health decline'. He said this nearly in the same breath. What a tool.
He didn't mean it in that sense.
Also used unfortunately.
rhat is the literal translation but not what he meant.
He did not say that exactly the translation was really bad honestly.
what he meant was.. only people who can learn this making are those who grew up in such home..but unfortunately they also know this thing cant get them enough, hence dont take this job voluntarily.
I have a bunch of Persian carpets that look just like those, with simple animal shapes...I never knew anything about them until now. Thanks!
My grandmother, may God bless her soul and give her heaven, used to make turkish carpets called kelim at home. I always was so fascinated by all of the different samples she would make and of the end results. She showed me how to do it and also how to do crocheting and knitting. Will miss her forever. Now thanks to her, I do my own scarfs, hats, winter clothes and also started to do pillows and definitely would love to try to do a kelim.
Why would the young ones follow their parents/mother's foot step when all they see is the pain and illness they get when crafting one rug. They aren't compensated enough for the time they do for one rug.
Only the middleman and the one who sells the rug gets rich.
10-20 years from now, we wouldn't be seeing any of these authentic rug as it will die with those who are crafting it.
The craft will still survive from people who are self employed and hobbiest. A lot of old crafts are still around
These people don't have the option to pursue other jobs, they are poor and can't afford education for their children.
No other job
Its not because of the money or anything else
Its because the love of making it
@@mohammedattal8887 were not poor idiot people can choose any job in my country
Iran is one of the best countries around the world
And has one of the greatest people in world
Its just the other countries are forgetting us and our government is against everything
I admire these weavers working so hard . Salute to you guys! Your carpets are worth the price!👌✌️
They deserve to get paid more.✌️✌️
they are superbly amazing...this is what to be called a true talent❤deep respect to all the honest workers
Iran is beautiful country with beautiful people.
There hospitality is amazing.
love from 🇮🇳
🌺🤗my thanks❤
while india is beautiful sh** hole? why do you worship cows and dump garbage in to your rivers?
"There is no formula. You should feel this with your flesh, skin and bones..."
Couldn't say it any better.
Yes from their HEART. This is where they give from. 💖💜🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
The shot at 4:54 is absolutely incredible!
These are gorgeous carpets. Such an amazing skill!
I am from Kerman Iran. My mother also weaves carpets without a pattern, but now she is old and has Alzheimer's and does not even know me well
I'm sorry to hear this, brother. Take care.
Take care man!
سلام, خوبی؟
@Galaxy and Universe • I wish you strength to endure your mother's deterioration from Alzheimer's disease. I know many people who have had to cope with a parent with Alzheimer's and it is never easy.
Rest assured, however, the physical pain your mother suffered on this earth will be rewarded in heaven for the practical beauty she has created.
Sorry to hear that. Sending love from UK ❤
I’m Persian and this truly breaks my heart.
Well, no empathy to those women who let their men to overthrow the government in 1970s and established the Ayatollah's reign. Look at the Turkey with their secular state. The carpet export of Turkey is several orders of magnitude bigger than outcast state of Iran.
@@fffUUUUUU that just shows you how fucked up my life is here mate
@Judy G amen!
I was weeping looking at this documentary being from a family of carpet weavers with a tradition that goes 5 generations back to back...
@@fatersaadatniaki it’s quite unsettling,isn’t it?!
imagine being one of few skilled craftsmen weaving unique timeless product like this getting pennies for it !
these workers are far undermined than the common workers in Chinese factories
captivated by the skill and artistry involved
From one struggling underpaid under appreciated fibre artist to others, I have the utmost respect for these weavers.
I was lucky enough to inherit a few old rugs from my grandparents. This is by far my favorite form of art. Hats off to the artists who weave these fantastic rugs!
So beautiful and very intricate details
I appreciate handmade rugs so much more now. I had no idea how much work goes into making them!
I was only 3 minutes in, and I was about to comment something like “I really hope the women are being paid fairly”, but as soon as I went to the comments I got my answer. I don’t even want to finish watching the video, I don’t want to support people like that
Yeah I feel the same, no wonder if his art form is dying. Aside from there being less reproducibility compared to mass factories, newer generations of women aren’t gonna break their backs having a hard life weaving rugs for men that profit off their backs.
You can choose to not support the people profiting off of their hard work but as an Iranian girl myself I definitely don’t want to see this valuable part of our culture die off because of some greedy people either but I definitely feel that they should be provided with more comfortable working conditions and medical support as well as obviously paid fairly
@@beni_m0428 If I ever want to buy an authentic Persian rug, I’ll definitely try my best to buy directly from the makers in order to skip the middleman altogether. They can get my money from me directly.
@@runway5338 Facts me too, I'm gonna buy one of these carpets straight from them one day, just out of respect
@@runway5338 you can’t the reason these middlemen operate is because of harsh sanctions against iran e.g for a flight from the uk to iran the airline need a briefcase of money to refuel due to sanctions if you are angry about this you can find thousands of Iranians complaining about sanctions for around 4 decades
Iran is such a beautiful country, with beautiful rugs
Thank you Kim Jong un
@@GirlDirectioner95 Agreed
What if this is Really Kim Jong-Un ?
@@Chapa24. no idea. Lol
I am an Iranian and I really dont like "the real" Kim
It's extremely difficult work to weave or knot rugs. I've taken several courses in traditional Bedouin weaving from Kuwait and also Afghani weaving and knotting. It's really back breaking but highly encouraging and motivating. These people are true artists.
They are so beautiful. Isfahan carpet designs are my favourite.
I feel so bad for the workers they will never be recognized for their amazing craftsmanship, just because of someone else’s greed and pride.😕
Iran is a beautiful country and has kind people. I've been to dozens of countries, but Iran holds a special place in my heart.
Thanks!
I hope to visit Iran one day! I hear good stories about the country
@@user-iq7en1lg3i I'm Persian and I can attest to the fact that the country has awesome people. However, I would not recommend going right now. There's a lot of disdain for the current state of the country: sanctions against the country are taking its toll on the economy and, in turn, the populace tires from the current state of affairs. Earlier this year, the US assassinated one of their generals and the leaders were on edge. They accidentally shot down one of their own passenger air lines thinking it was an air strike (for whatever reason, the communications failed when trying to contact them). The comms could have failed because they have no access to materials to repair the aircraft with. Everything's being fixed with string and duct tape pretty much.
The way the Government handles things there is horrid: maybe about 48% of the entire population truly believe in Islam, yet in their census, they have to state they're Muslim. So for the most part, 99% of people say they're Muslim. Don't get me wrong, some people there say they're Muslim but they don't even practise the tenets of the religion. Since there are no bars there, some people make moonshine which leads to a lot of casualties and poisoning. Women don't want to wear the hijab but have to when going out in public. The Government is corrupt and their police literally steal money from citizens by tricking them (there definitely are some honourable men there, but the bad must be brought to light). During the day, you'll find half the population wandering the streets because there's literally no work and everyone's bored.
I believe in 20 years, it's going to be an amazing country, though. The younger generation really want change and want to integrate with the world again.
As for tourist attractions, if you're really interested in that portion of the country, then yes it's a great place to be. Thousands upon thousands of years of history litter the country. You'll see a lot of the old imperial reliefs and structures built into the mountains.
@@stockloc I disagree that now would be a bad time to visit Iran. I was actually there when the general as assassinated, and even in the midst of the protests, everyone was so kind and welcoming to me. Several people made a point to say that they love Americans and that they are always welcome in Iran and that the problem is between governments, not people. I would recommend that everyone go to Iran 🌹
Half Indian and half Iranian..I do love both sides...
I wouldnt mind making a small rug. I love these rugs so much. 😍
Thank you for sharing . Please note weft is actually the cotton between each row and the wool is the pile. Gabbeh is actually made for export and more modern than traditional. There is a higher turnover of rugs from Turkey because of the higher level of tourism and often Persian rugs are sold through Turkey
Each carpet is unique art piece, made out of culture, history, talent, hard work, hardship, pain and suffering.
The real price of Persian rug should be far more and that money should be given to those artists not the bloody middle men.
Dont let the media fools you. Iran is very safe, people are hospitable, food is amazing and there are too many places to see that you could possibly see.
I think 10s of thousands of dollars r enough (sometimes 100s)
True about the middle men
And also true about Iran being safe (not the safest in the world but safe nonetheless)
@@rir8652 I agree, iran is definently safe but not as safe like european countries. But thats the same with every single country in asia
I can't decide what's more beautiful here, the Persian rugs or the language spoken by the Persian man!
Thanks you so much for sharing this video from Persian art.
That was really interesting
And i am from iran and Persian.
I subscribed you ❤️❤️❤️🌹
Why don't they use machine to increase the production
Well done on explaining how they are made.
I remember my textiles lecturer telling us that the warp threads go up and down, and the weft ones go from weft to wight. And kudos to these wonderful artisans whose voices we never hear.
I do not blame young women (or men) for not entering into an industry where every middleman between them and the final rug owner profits more from their labour than they do. Notice that both men and women make rugs on upright looms, working in teams, but according to the narrator it is only women who work alone at home on horizontal looms in their spare rooms, and who destroy their backs. They sound like the most vulnerable workers.
Pity, as the rugs are so beautiful. The business model is destroying the source of the beauty. Value all workers, and value them WITH ACTUAL MONEY. Telling an artisan that they are "heritage" is not payment.
Alright. Then lobby the gov to remove red tape on exports and permits. Makes me think if anyone actually ask why it's so expensive to export them out instead of thinking with feelings. But you're a normie, so it's understandable
Amazing. I knew Persian rugs were high quality and expensive, I just didn’t know the time and effort it takes to craft one. The people who make the rugs should certainly be paid a lot more than they do. Definitely deserve a lot of praise.
Was sad when the guy said in 15, 20 years the rugs won’t be made in the way they are now due to a lack of young workers taking up the mantle. If that’s the case, the rugs value will go up a lot more due to rarity.
as usual the person with the skill and actually doing the work gets the least out of the deal.
Very nice video, thanks for sharing.
Answer: Handmade High Quality and made with love! It‘s lika a custom made car! You should be willing to pay extraordinariy money for extraordinary work in my opinion 👍🏻
I ain't buying a handmade rug that is a 1000 dollars its a rip off
@@ooforange1st881 how is it a rip of I mean shure I wouldn't buy it bits it's not a rip off
@@ooforange1st881 it's less of a rip off than apple products XD
You can't put a low price on art that's for sure!
@Soham Sharma then if it's about all the labor and love that goes into making it then the person that is actually doing all that labor should be the person who makes the most money. Not some greedy ass middle man. That's what makes it a rip off.
This video I found extremely
interesting. This is an art I
greatly appreciate. Bless all
Iranians and Iran. Kindest
greetings from Switzerland.
You left our Turkey.
@TiWanTiWa Abibiman This is culture and special and tradition since ancient times with Persians, not Turkey. Turkey has nothing to do with this
What a precious art. The people should buy directly with the makers of these arts.
Beautiful art. May it never die.
I am from kashmir
Persian sufi saints taught us this marvelous art
And we are thankful...
Love you too
Hello brother
Glad to see your comments in iran videos
God bless you 🙏
سلام
@@ss-qm5hz
And loving you more is my religion...
We are one...
@@armangunner3155
Persians helped us
They live in our clothes, pottery, religion, Architecture of mosques...
In our prayers...
Thanking is never enough...
These rugs aren't my cup of tea but I appreciate the amount of effort the craftsman put into this
Edit for some people in my reply section. I don't mean any hate when I said the above.
I’m the opposite. I don’t appreciate the amount of effort. It’s wasted productivity. The same product could be done cheaper and faster and more human potential could be spent on doing other things and not getting back pain.
@@mina86 Big cultural significance, it’ll never go away. Thank god
This video mentioned that Turkey also makes authentic Persian rugs. Turkey also makes cheap imitation Persian rugs that you can buy in any department store, like Macy's or Kohl's. These are runners or area rugs that have a Persian design printed on them. You can get them for $100 or less. I can't afford real Persian rugs, so I have a couple of these Turkish-made department store imitations in my house. Maybe one day I'll have the money to afford the real thing.
@GG There's a Persian rug dealer a few miles from my house. I live in Ohio, by the way. I once walked inside the store, and every rug was many thousands of dollars. I'm talking, like $5,000-$10,000. I don't know what type of rugs they were (tribal or some other kind), but only the wealthy could afford a rug like that. Until I saw this video, I had no clue the people who actually made the rugs aren't making much money. It's unfair. So, rich customers in the US pays thousands, and the Iranian person who made it makes pennies.
I think western dealers are able to rip off Americans is because there's no easy way to go to Iran. Due to sanctions and whatnot, your average American can't fly to Iran, buy a lot of rugs, and sell them online for reasonable prices. Hopefully, relations between the US and Iran will improve sometime in the future. Anyway, you're a good person for giving extra money to that rug seller. Hope your mom learned a valuable lesson.
@@mina86 Automation is going to render human skills useless. Imagine 50 years from now on we won’t need rug weavers anymore, robots will be able to weave carpets faster and more efficiently than hand weaving it. So I don’t think the industry will die down.
The thousands of dollars per carpet are still not enough to pay for the time taken to weave it. I am in awe of what it must take to make a decent sized rug. Not only that but the preparation of the wool! Truly it's a labour of love. I pray the art isn't lost because it's one of the most amazing things left on this planet!
Wow. Amazing skills. The talent, patience, creativity, sacrifice and more (life) dedication. Insane. Sadly i knew all that wouldn’t amount to anything.
If i was ever given one of these or somehow acquire one of these, I’ll make sure it’s on a wall and not a rug. And make sure it gets passed down to my children and their children and so on.
The amount of time/ craftsmanship is too much for me. Know how much you’re loved and appreciated if you’re ever given one of these amazing thing.
Business insider: why Persian rugs are so expensive
Me: because they fly
That’s racist
@@mukundbhanot7144 what???
@@mukundbhanot7144 how is it racist?
@@mukundbhanot7144 lmao tf
@@mukundbhanot7144 aladdin
The only time I’ve ever seen a Persian rug irl with my peasant eyes is at a rug cleaning place and it was beautiful 🥰
We appreciate hand-weaving artisans because their work requires meticulousness, care and even high aesthetics.
I have 2 Iranian rugs, I absolutely love them.
The designs in my carpet never fail to amaze me. After twenty years, I can look and see new designs - or so I think. There are hookahs, small fat caliphs with their big hats, and the designs are equally spaced. What's on one end is on the other end and what's inbetween.
The deep blue is still deep blue, the maroons are still deep maroon. It's not in a high traffic area but still, it's been out for twenty years. No frays, no worn spots. I would even hang it on the wall. The carpet is
5' X 7' and has held its' beauty for years. I love it.
i never realised how plush these carpets are, they are so thick
I will want to appreciate and buy an expensive item when the people making it are paid well as well
the amount of time it takes to make is insane but the result 😍
From iran!!! thanks for 1 calling us persia and 2 sharing our long time culture
My great grandmother was a weaver in Fars. I have some of her work in my house. I also have a rug from Isfahan with silk. They bring life to my home.
It's wonderful that you have those those made by your great grandmother. One of my great grandmothers was a painter but no one knows what happened to her paintings.
RESPECT for the hard work.. They deserve every $ for their rugs and more!
it's the most underpaid job in iran apparently
I have several of these works of art, which I've collected over the years. I consider the skill of a weaver to be almost on par with that of a clock maker. There's nothing that sets a room off, quite like one of these fantastic pieces. This was a fascinating documentary.
I hope some day I can visit Iran and get to meet the wonderful people who live there. 🇮🇷 ✌🏻 🇺🇸
You are welcome in our country
Iran is a cheap country to travel so hope to see you after this deadly disease
@@armangunner3155 I also want to visit Iran, I work with Persian Engineers and they are very nice people. I here IRAN is beautiful
@@augustinecarrasco8739I'm sure you will love it. Dont let the media fools you. Iran is very safe, people are hospitable, food is amazing and there are too many places to see that you could possibly see.
@@augustinecarrasco8739 hope to see you too
Don't forget to visit main cities like isfahan and shiraz
They are amazing
You can see jungles deserts seas mountains... In iran nature.
@நாடோடி தமிழன் Iranian Pistachio is best in world too.i hope see you soon in iran
Iranian food is also amazing