Sorting through piles of rugs, Yousaf Chaman stopped to focus on one in particular. Its vibrant hues and livestock patterns reminded him of a place he had been before: a village in the Pakistani countryside, home to the very shepherds and artisans who had produced the rug.
Handmade rugs like this one can be hard to find in the United States. But at Ten Thousand Villages’ annual rug event in Evanston, customers can find hundreds of rugs crafted by Pakistani artisans, each one with a unique…