Pakistan: Natural dyes. Taking its name from Afghanistan’s mountains province of Nooristan, this line constitutes one of the most finely woven carpets produced anywhere with all natural dyes and handspun wool. The knotting is approximately 15/15 or 225 knots per square inch. The designs vary from the finely knotted carpets of the Persian tradition such as Kashan, Tabriz and Farahan Sarouk to Mughal carpets and even some less well known designs. The typical carpet contains at least 13 different vegetable dye colors. The very finely handspun wool used and the extraordinary weave with a depressed warp give these carpets a subtle and refined character which must be seen up close to be fully appreciated.