Abbas Sayahi and Meghan Nuttall Sayres at the World Peace Carpet, Saad Abad Historical Complex, Tehran, Iran.

Abbas Sayahi starred in this film by Moshen Makhmalbaf as a school teacher/dye master.

Yarn dyed with madder root at the Sayahi family natural dye factory near Shiraz, Iran.

More naturally-dyed yarns

Abbas Sayahi’s son Parham and a dyer at their dye factory.

Ground and sacked madder root for natural dyes.

An indigo dye vat at the Sayahi family dye factory.

Link to a mutual friend Jim Opie who introduced me to Abbas and Parham Sayahi. Jim is author of the book Tribal Rugs and a rug dealer in Portland Oregon.