Export of 30% of North Khorasan silk carpets
Jorglan district governor of Raz and Jirgalan counties stated: 600 carpets are set up in Dovidokh village and almost all the families of this village are engaged in weaving silk dururi carpets and this has occupied all the members of the families.
Polad Najahi added: “Although the city of Raz and Jorglan produces quality silk, the silk used in these rugs is made from Mashhad and is mostly produced in China and Turkmenistan, and sometimes even artificial silk may be used instead of natural yarn.” It should also be inside the threads, which has a negative effect on the quality of production.
He said: “Of course, a small number of households in this village use silk and yarn produced in the weaving of these rugs and dye silk threads with natural plants.”
Regarding the reason for the residents of Dovidokh to use imported yarns, he said: “There are 600 carpets in this village, and if 15 to 20 kilos of silk yarn are used in the weaving of each carpet, 12 tons will be difficult to prepare inside Jirgalan.”
Najahi said that 2,000 square meters of Doro carpets are woven annually in the village, adding: “This industry can be a capacity that the government can use to create and improve the livelihood of families and complete its chain.”
About 100 to 120 pieces of Doro carpets are woven annually in this village, which is never left in the hands of weavers and is bought by Tehran and Isfahani merchants.
The Turkmen village of Dovidokh is located in the Jorglan border section of Raz and Jirgalan counties, 167 km from Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan Province.
The people of this village have a long history in the production of handicrafts, including silk carpets, and their main occupation is the production of carpets and rugs, which are also engaged in animal husbandry and agriculture.
The all-silk Turkmen carpet, which is woven in the village of Dovidokh in North Khorasan, is a wonderful and unique art that is considered one of the most beautiful handicrafts in the country due to its low thickness and unique beauty.
The village of 620 Dovidukh families has a population of 2,600, each with a carpeted rug, and most of the village’s woven rugs are double and all-silk, with the weaving of each three-meter rug lasting about seven months.
