In Tripura, a number of handicraft items are fabricated out of bamboo mats where bamboo splits form the weft in a cotton or rayon warp.…
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Masulipatnam is an important carpet-weaving centre in Andhra Pradesh. The weaving of Indo-Persian carpets here began with the settling of the Arab community in the area.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Arunachal
Carpet weaving calls for a high degree of skill and dexterity and is generally done by the Monpa women in West Kameng and the tribes of North Siang…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Gujarat
Knotted pile carpets produced without using any mechanical contrivance are artistically created by Gujarat's carpet-weavers.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Jammu & Kashmir
The kind of carpets made in Kashmir resemble Central Asian styles like bokhara and Turkish makes. Often, a cotton warp is mixed with a woollen weft.…
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The main centre is Gwalior where carpet-weaving began in the early part of this century and the designs are traditional.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Manipur
Traditionally, the northeastern belt weaves hand-knotted woollen carpets with bold colourful designs on upright wooden frame looms.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Rajasthan
Rajasthan is traditionally well-known for fine-quality hand-knotted woollen carpets. Jaipur, Ajmer, and Bikaner are main centres for this craft.…
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The women of the Bhutia community of Sikkim practice what is perhaps the oldest form of carpet-weaving in the world.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets of Uttar Pradesh
This state is one of the main centres of carpet-weaving in the country. The important towns are are Mirzapur, Badohi, and Khamaria, along with about 500 villages in and around this area.…
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The community of bhutias weave carpets in wool, a task performed mainly by the women. The designs are inspired from Tibet.…
Read Full DescriptionCarpets, Numdhas, Dhurries of Himachal
In the high altitudes of Himachal Pradesh, sheep and goat rearing is a very common occupation for many villagers who are involved in blanket-weaving and felting.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Andhra
Dhurries are made widely in Warangal in Andhra Pradesh. They are made in a wide variety of shades, either with contrasting borders or with simple motifs woven into the body.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Delhi
The dhurries woven in Delhi have an impressive range of designs and are made in different shapes and sizes, usually either in cotton or in wool.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Karnataka
Navalgund a small town in the Dharwar district is where the most colourful dhurries are woven. Earlier it was a weaving centre for woollen carpets…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Madhya Pradesh
The dhurries of Madhya Pradesh are well-known for their sturdiness and bright colours. The weaving is mainly done by hand-operated pit-looms.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Orissa
This craft is very common at Cuttack and Baripada. These cotton dhurries are hand-woven, using a frame with a combination of strong thread and soft, cotton surface thread.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries of Tamil Nadu
The Bhawani dhurries of Coimbatore are woven in a tradition that is about 200 years old. They are woven mainly in cotton and silk in brilliant colours.…
Read Full DescriptionDhurries, Namdas, Shawls of Rajasthan
Woollen felted namdhas are made at Tonk and Malpura. The designs are embroidered and appliquéd. Some namdhas are printed and fringed.…
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Woollen namdas are prepared by the Punjara community of Kutch. They are made in locally available desi wool. Impurities in the locally purchased wool are removed by hand…
Read Full DescriptionFloor Coverings of Bihar & Jharkhand
Bihar has a tradition of carpet-weaving since the Buddhist and Mauryan era. The carpet industry found royal patronage about 300 ago…
Read Full DescriptionFloor Coverings of Haryana
Floor coverings made in Haryana have rich hues and weaves in designs that range from floral and geometrical to human and animal forms.…
Read Full DescriptionFloor Coverings of Kerala
Dhurries or floor coverings are made of cotton and they are woven all over India, with Calicut being the main centre in Kerala.…
Read Full DescriptionKauna Reed Mats of Manipur
A unique craft of Manipur is the double-weave mat known as the kaunaphak reed mat. Known as phak in Meithei, a Manipuri tribal language, the reed used to weave the mat is called kauna.…
Read Full DescriptionMats & Baskets of West Bengal
Madur is the most popular of the mats made in West Bengal. It is woven mainly by the weavers of the mahishya caste in the southern parts of the district of Midnapore…
Read Full DescriptionNamda/Felting of Jammu & Kashmir
Floor coverings other than woollen carpets are known as namdhas and gabbas. Namdhas are made of felt and embroidery and appliqué techniques with dyed wool are used to embellish these.…
Read Full DescriptionPattamadai/Kora/Sedge Grass Mats
Extremely delicate, the mats made with kora / sedge grass are highly prized and valued; Kora grass grows abundantly along the banks of the rivers and in marshy areas…
Read Full DescriptionPunja Dhurries of Punjab
Punjab has an ancient tradition of weaving cotton dhurries called Punja. Punja dhurries have are called by this particular name because a comb-like iron fork…
Read Full DescriptionReed Mats of Tamil Nadu
A reed is a firm-stemmed grass, with a hollow stem that looks like bamboo. It is a sturdy material and reed mats are used as walls for structures and roofs…
Read Full DescriptionScrew Pine/Thazhapaya Mats
Screw pine weaving of mats is one of the oldest crafts practised by women in Kerala. The leaves for this mat are taken from the sword-shaped thorny screw-pine plant that grows spirally.…
Read Full DescriptionSital Pati/Cool Mat Weaving
These cool, smooth, and lustrous mats are made in Assamese villages such as Pharsingpara and Goalpara, where artisans produce the sitalpati.…
Read Full DescriptionWoolen Carpets
The craft of carpet weaving requires a high degree of skill and dexterity. A typical feature of the Indian carpet is the border design, where different patterns match the design in the centre.…
Read Full DescriptionWoolen Druggets
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are known for the woollen druggets which cater to local and global markets.…
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