The woven carpets of Bengal are mainly made by the women of the bhutia community. The designs of these carpets are usually taken from the...
Carpets of Gujarat
Knotted pile carpets produced without using any mechanical contrivance are artistically created by Gujarat's carpet-weavers. The only tools used are a knife for cutting the weft after the knot has been tied, a panja made of iron for beating in the weft and the pile tufts, and a pair of scissors for cutting the pile level. Traditionally, vertical wooden looms are used for weaving.