Yazd is located on the road that leads from Esfahan to Kerman and is also on the border of the Central desert of Iran/Persia (Dasht-e-Kavir). Long ago this city was one of the most famous hand-weaving centres in Iran/Persia.After the installation of textile factories, the textile weavers, to earn their living, were obliged to work in the carpet workshops.The weavers of this area select the best quality natural and chemical colours for the carpets. They obtain the red colour from madder root and cochineal. Craftsmen of Yazd mainly  room size carpets up to 3×4 m. Brocade and silk has been produced in Yazd. Nowadays there is a great demand for the woolen and silk carpets of Yazd in particular for those woven with Harati and medallion The dominant  in the Yazd workshops are Shah-Abbasi medallion, tree of life, Harati and Paradise designs.

The workmanship is of high quality from hand spun wool to preparing the natural dyes from organic plants and roots to dye the wool in different colors in preparation for weaving.