Once the wool is dyed,the loom is "warped" or strung with green warp threads.Mr.Li controls the specifics of production including warp density,knotting,etc.Each knot is hand tied around a pair of warps.

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"The   Fint"ona"

(JV3)

on the loom in Mr. Yang's factory

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  A  weaver  ties knots in an Oushak design border

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Voysey-

Donegal reproduc-
tions are woven on green warps just like the originals

Our friend Francis Chang is learning to tie a Turkish knot. After weaving, the carpet is taken to be washed and sheared.   NEXT