Carpets made on these looms are unusually sturdy. The Nomadic horizontal loom is portable and dismantles easily. Its size limits the finished carpet size to a width of four or five feet. A much finer weave is possible on a vertical or upright loom. Today the art of weaving continues to be passed down to future generations.
Child labor is used in some countries but is forbidden in Persia.
In larger shops the weaving might be under the guidance of a master who knows scores of patterns by heart and calls them out in a chant. In the Caucasus, Turkestan and among Nomads, only women weave, whereas in China, India and Pakistan men sit at the looms and the women and children do the finish work.