Anyone with an interest in rugs or an interest in purchasing a true Oriental rug should purchase the DVD, "Colors Of India, a rug making journey." This movie is a work of art itself as it explains in remarkable detail how a hand knotted rug is made.

Filmed entirely in central and northern India, Colors of India shows the process from shearing of sheep and hand spinning the wool to centuries old techniques of color preparation - all this before the manufacture begins. Then you see the hand knotting, and many finishing steps required before there is a finished product.

In the fall of 2007 I traveled to India where I saw weavers tieing knots on rugs. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything but learned more in 40 minutes of this movie than the days I spent there. I think most people will be amazed at the effort and expertise needed to produce a beautiful hand knotted rug.

This is not an infomercial for a rug manufacturer. This is the detailed inside story of how a traditional hand made rug is made.

Please go to http://www.samad.com/colors_home.html where you can not only see brief previews from the DVD but can order your own copy. You will also see testimonials from rug industry veterans. This is a good one for your library!

Now I think it's time to load my copy into the DVD player and watch it once again.