"Hi friends, I am Nihal Qureshi and I was born in 1969. My father was in the field of tooled leather and since I am the eldest in the family, he expected me to carry on the family workshop. He wanted me to learn and understand all there is to know about working with leather, but I never took any interest in it.

"Instead, what has always fascinated me is carpet weaving. Everyday, after school, I would watch weavers at work creating beautiful and colorful carpets. I remember being amazed at how such beautiful pieces could be crafted by hand, without using machines. I eventually I got into this art and decided to start my own workshop. ...

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