Cashmere carpet is
produced in Kashmi. Nestled in the Himalayas, Kashmir's
long and eventful history has left a palpable impression
on its arts and crafts. Kashmir is famous all over
the world for the beautiful hand-woven cashmere carpet
that it produce. Basically a craft brought to India
by the Muslim invaders; carpet weaving is therefore
strongly reflective of Persian motifs and styling.
Thus one can see the centuries long influence of Hindu,
Buddhist, and Islamic cultures. Kashmir is famous
for its cashmerer carpet.The main distinguishing feature
of cashmere carpets is the fact that these cashmere
carpet ise worked on by hand from start to finish.
The cashmere carpet is made predominantly
in the Srinagar area of Kashmir, and generally confined
to the men of the family, though nowadays, women are
also entering the trade of cashmere carpets. These
exquisite creations are hand-knitted on the warp threads,
one at a time, in accordance to a strict code of colours
in the order of their appearance in the pattern. Often
the code is lyricized into a song, which is hummed
by the knitters at the time of weaving. The knitted
cashmere product is clipped with shears to smoothness,
and then treated with several brightening and protective
chemical washes. A relatively simple carpet of size
4 feet by 6feet would up to 3-4 months to complete.
The motifs are generally either floral or animals
and birds. Cashmere carpets have a worldwide appeal
for their classic embroidery styles. The fineness
and delicacy of these cashmere carpets are measured
by the knots per square inch they have. Carpets that
have higher knots per square inch are considered to
be the best and will also cost higher price. These
Cashmere Silk floor carpets are so beautiful that
they are also used as wall hangings for decorations.
Cashmere carpet is known for their
fine workmanship. As with other aspects of Cashmere
culture, the art of cashmere carpet making also displays
a strong influence of Persian, Turkish, and Central
Asian patterns. The pattern for a cashmere carpet
is encoded depending on the number of knots per square
inch of the pattern. This code is then translated
by the weaver as he weaves thus also giving directions
to other weavers whom he/she supervises. The number
of knots also determines the value and durability
of the cashmere carpet.
The materials used for cashmere carpet
making are wool, silk, or a combination of the two.
Thus a cashmere carpet may be made of pure wool in
which case the highest quality is 22x22 (484) knots
per square inch. Pure silk cashmere carpet may be
made on a silk or cotton base. The finer threads used
for silk carpets make a higher number of knots per
square inch possible. Thus the maximum number of knots
for a silk carpet could be 1,936 per square inch or
44x44 knots. Cashmer carpet dimensions vary from 1
ft x 1 ft to 12 ft x 18 ft.
HimalayanMart offer wide range of
cashmere carpets:
- 24*24 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 26*26 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 27*27 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 28*28 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 30*30 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 31*31 knots cashmere silk carpet
- 32*32 knots cashmere silk carpet
We have wide collection of cashmere carpet woven
by the skillful weavers. The cashmere carpets shown
are selected from our own collections. We also accept
special request (design/color) of cashmere carpets–
please refer our “Wholesale Order” or
“Order By Demand” section for detail or
call us at 977-1-5547819 or Fax us at 977-1-5545657
or mail us at info@himalayanmart.com. |
