Kashmiri Carpets or Rugs Silk are Beautiful Kashmiri Craftsmanship.

Beautiful Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug is always part of Kashmiri craftsmanship. Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are known the world over for two things: Obviously Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are beautiful beside that, they are always hand-woven and they are always hand knotted.

A Silk Kashmir carpet or rug is a long life investments-it is expensive but worth it…no other carpets or rugs in world can match the beauties, perfect ness, and dedicated craftsmanship of Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs. A relatively simple Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug of size 2 feet by 3 feet would took up to 5-6 months to complete. Each Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug is considered to be a never-before seen piece of hand-made art. Hence the life of these Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug is 80 – 100 years making them virtually a lifetime purchase.

Most important aspect of determining its durability and value of beautiful Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug is knotting of carpet. In addition to its design. Basically, the more knots per square inch, the greater its value and durability. Count the number of knots on the reverse of carpet in any one square inch.

Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug weaving in Kashmir was not originally indigenous but is thought to have come in by way of Persia. Silk Kashmiri carpet or rug weaving is therefore strongly reflective of Persian styling. Till today most designs are distinctly Persian with local; variations. One example, however, of a typical Kashmiri design is the tree of life. Persian design not withstanding, any carpet woven in Kashmir is referred to as Kashmiri. The Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are 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. These exquisite creations are hand-knotted on the warp threads, one at a time, in accordance to a strict code of colors in the order of their appearance in the pattern. Often the code is lyric into a song, which is hummed by the knotters at the time of weaving. The knotted product is clipped with shears to smoothness, and then treated with several brightening and protective chemical washes. The color-way of Silk Kashmir carpet or rug and its details differentiate it from any other carpet. And while on the subject of colors, it should be kept in mind that although the colors of Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are more subtle and muted than elsewhere in the country, only chemical dyes are used-vegetable dyes have not been available now for hundred years.

KEEP IN MIND WHILE CHOOSING A SILK KASHMIR CARPETS OR RUGS

• Whether it has been made of silk pile on silk base, silk pile on cotton base, silk and wool on cotton base or wool on cotton base. Our Kashmir carpets or rugs are made on silk base.

• The number of knots on the reverse of the carpet; whether one or more line in the design has been omitted completely in which case the pattern looks lopsided.

• Whether any element in the design has been wrongly woven so that one motif is larger or smaller at one end than the corresponding motif at another end, etc.

• Whether each motif or element of design has clear, crisp outlines; blurred edges indicate a fault in the weaving.

• Whether the edges of the Silk Kashmiri carpets or rugs are crooked as if it had been incorrectly mounted on the frame, so that one end is broader than another.

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