During our only free time on this trip before we pick Maggie, we decided to use it to try to find some carpets for our home. Bob and Maggie Daigle set us up with a carpet shop in New Delhi : Its called "Flying Carpets (owner is Nitraj Dhawan) on E-17 East of Kailash, Delhi.
We had a great experience--learned a lot about knots per square inch, the difference between silk and wool carpets, the dying and washing of the carpets--it takes between 8-9 months for a hand made carpet to be made. The different patterns on the carpets represent where the carpet is made--carpets made in Pakistan have different patterns than those from Afghanistan. We had to sign the back of the carpets that we purchased--quality control--so that when they arrive home we can confirm that they are the ones we purchased. Still struggling with jet lag---was crossed eyed at 6:30 pm and wide awake at 3:00am.
Mary ready to "haggle" with the carpet guy.
Nitrataj Dhawan and his assistants with Mary at the Flying Carpet
Mary was asked to autograph each carpet....
