How are hand knotted carpet weaving

All rug weavers use similar methods to make their rugs. Weaving is a relatively simple craft, requiring long hours of work. Rugs are made on looms. There are two types of looms: vertical looms used in towns and villages and horizontal looms used by the nomadic tribes......more

Technological process that the China rug weaves

The carpet is produced in a complicated traditional wortk . This is extremely hardworking and time consuming processes which includes: Design drawing, Thread dying, Warp Hanging, Weaving, Shearing, Washing, edge fringing, etc...... more

Main parts of a handmade carpet

A carpet consists of two parts: one is foundation , which is formed by warp and weft yarns and the other is the pile ......more

Tools

The weaving of a carpet requires a list of certain tools and these tools can be classified mainly as follows according to their functions: ......more

The Materials of hand knotted carpet

Oriental rugs are made from three basic materials: wool, cotton and silk. These three materials are used in various combinations, but the most frequent combination is of cotton warp and weft threads and woolen pile.......more

dyeing

Color is part of the essence of an oriental rug. It is as important in a rug as it is in a painting; the beauty of the rug depends on it. Originally, all dyes were made exclusively from animal and vegetable substances. Making and using natural dyes is tedious and time-consuming and can be quite expensive. The colors were derived from a number of different sources .....more