Since Zemfira Kajarova arrived in the hill village of Kosalari in southern Georgia as a newly wed almost 50 years ago, she has devoted herself to weaving the village’s distinctive Persian-style ...

Azeri grandmothers in Georgia are keeping the art of weaving traditional Borchalo rugs alive:: 18, 2025:: Kosalari, Georgia:: Zemfira Kajarova, Local resident"To get the loom ready for weaving, I need ...

Though influenced by Persian rugs, the Borchalo carpets produced by Zemfira and other local weavers are made of woollen yarn, ...