October 4, 2025October 4, 2025 Xinjiang Province, China – In museums Cotton gin (Hotan museum) Drop spindles & whorls for spinning (Hotan museum) Spinning (Kashgar museum) Spinning (Kashgar museum) Spinning wheel (Hotan museum) Spinning wheel – up close (Hotan museum) Horn shuttle (Hotan museum) Brocade, Astana tombs 327-460AD (Turpan museum) Up close – Brocade, Astana tombs 327-460AD (Turpan museum) Brocade, Astana tombs, 640AD (Turpan museum) Up close – Brocade, Astana tombs, 640AD (Turpan museum) Woollen fabric – Han dynasty (206BC-220AD); unearthed from Gutai cemetery of Loulan in Ruoqiang County (Urumqi museum) Up close – Woollen fabric – Han dynasty (206BC-220AD); unearthed from Gutai cemetery of Loulan in Ruoqiang County (Urumqi museum) Old Atlas silk (Hotan museum) Old Atlas silk – Qing dynasty 1616-1911 (Urumqi museum) Hewen’s silk workshop (1930), Hewen’s carpet workshop (1930), Hewen’s caravan (1906) (Hotan Museum) Hotan carpet factory (about 1930) Hotan carpet factory (about 1930) Heqi carpet weaving workshop (Urumqi museum) Heqi carpet silk workshop (Urumqi museum) Like this:Like Loading...