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1. COLLEGE OF
COMMUNITY SCIENCE
Presentation on – Carpet ,Dari
and Rugs of india
Submitted to-Dr. S.R. Sarkar
Submitted by-Prerna(2006101050)
Ankita Bharti(2006101054)

2. • A carpet is a floor covering woven or felted from natural
and man made fibres.
• Carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an
upper layer of pile attached to a backing.
CARPETS

3. • Rug is a textile floor covering similar to carpet but it does
not span the width of a room and it is not attached to the
floor.
• A Dari is an Indian and Pakistani term for a handwoven rug
or thin flat carpet, an item of home furnishing.
RUGS AND DARI

4. Historical background
• Carpet weaving in India has a long history dating back to ancient times. The tradition was influenced
by Persian and Central Asia Carpet techniques.
• The Mughal emperor, especially Akbar , played a vital role in promoting and refining carpet weaving in
India.

5. • India has several regions famous for their
distinct carpet styles.
• Kashmir: Known for its luxurious and finely
woven carpets with intricate floral and
paisley designs.
• Jaipur: Famous for its vibrant and geometric
pattern, often featuring medallions and floral
motifs.
• Agra : Renowned for its hand knotted rugs,
often featuring intricate floral designs.
Regional Variation
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6. • Madras is well known for
Sunhemp Carpets with
Sunhemp fibers used
either with warp or for weft
here the warp is made with
Sun hemp.
• Bhavani Carpets- In early
days these were made by a
pandaram typical
community.In the plain or
stripped design but
recently they have floral
and geometrical motifs
also.
Carpets and Rugs of
Madras

7. Carpet of Bihar
Carpet producing centres of
Bihar are Obra and
Sasaram.
Obra is well known for
Carpet flourished here right
from Buddhist period.

8. • Carpet are woven in Bengal.
• The design shows the influence
of Tibet.
• The Carpet are also made where
warp is jute and weft is cotton
having traditional and local
designs.
Carpet of Bengal

9. Carpet and Durries of Warangal
(Telangana)
• Warangal District is home to hundred
artisans who are involved in the
durries or carpet making industry.
• Decorative durries with tie and dye,
and floral designs are usually in
demand.
• Plain durries with kalamkari block
prints are also gaining popularity.

10. • Carpets are produced in
Bikaner, Ajmer and Jaipur.
• Background colour is
usually red, blue or white.
Carpets of Rajasthan

11. Significance and Symbolism
• Carpets, Dari , and rugs hold cultural and symbolic
significance in India.
• They often used to decorate homes ,mosques, palaces and
ceremonial spaces.
• Certain motifs and patterns carry specific meanings such
as fertility , protection from evil ,and good luck.

12. • 1. WOOVEN CARPETS – The highest quality carpets
are made by weaving method.
• It is produced to loom which is very similar to wooven
cloth .
• They are made from different coloured yarns and are
capable of producing very intricate patterns.
• There are three types of carpets wilton ,aximister ,
oriental.
Types of Carpets

13. WOVEN WILLTON CARPETS
Wilton carpets ay be produced as
1.PATTERENED- These are woven in a loom known as ‘’jacquard’’.
2. Plain Wilton -They are made without the loom.
3.Cord-They have an uncut pile.
4.Brussels-They are patterned wilton that have an uncut pile.

14. • They are hand woven.
• Their origin is from middle east and Indian sub-continents.
• They are based either floral designs or geometric designs.
• They are durable but costly.
Woven Oriental carpets

15. Term Persian Carpet refers to pile woven textile,
flat woven carpet and rugs like Kilim , Soumak and
embroided tissues like Suzani .
Persian Carpet
Round Persian carpet
Traditional Persian Carpet
Silk Persian Carpet

16. Non Woven Carpets
• This carpets are produced by attaching the surface pile to pre
fabricated backing.
• These are of four types tufted, Berber, flocked and knitted.

17. • They are available in plain or patterned and are
usually made of synthetic fiber with a blend of
wool.
• They do not fray and are cut into any shape.
• This type of carpet is produced on a tufting
machine using a single color yarn.
Non Woven Tufted Carpets

18. • Have neutral colours such as white,
beige ,grey dark, brown etc.
• Berber carpet is a type of weave of
carpet ,not a type of carpet. The
fibres of this carpet can be made of
wool, nylon , polyester.
Non Woven Berber
Carpets

19. • Neither woven nor tufted.
• They are glued or heat fused orign some
way bonded.
• Economical floor coverings.
Non woven bonded
carpets

20. Types of Rugs
1. Animal print rugs-These have an all over pattern or parts of pattern
• Cowhide rugs and sheep skin rugs are popular and versatile.

21. Border Rugs

22. • Distressed Rugs and Floral Rugs

23. Chevron Rugs
These have design of connected V shapes that creates a zig
zag stripe pattern

24. Ikat Rugs
These have global look with blurred colors
in multiple hues and complicated pattern

25. Cottage Rugs
These rugs feature elements of mountains,
country or woods.

26. Handmade Carpets
Carpet production
process
A Floor Covering which is made completely by human hands by
handknotting , handtufting or Handweaving, in which handspun Yarn of
natural fibers (most commonly wool or silk) is used, with individual
character and design.“
Hand-made carpets are traditionally more expensive than those made by
machines. Though there are several carpet-making methods, including
braiding, hand tying (or hand knotting), hooking, shearing and tufting, the
most common of these are braiding and hand knotting.

27. Hand made Carpet Production Process
Raw Wool
Wool is either imported or is bought from
nearby markets and is carefully sorted to
pick out unwanted particles. Wool often
carries dust, grease which is removed by
washing it thoroughly and is then sun
dried for two-three days.
Tibetan wool
The Tibetan wool has a strong good fibre length
is imported in scoured form, good lustre and a
high resilient value. The New Zealand wool is of
36 micron, 100 mm barb length and is identified
as type 128. British wool meeting regulatory
standards have also started being available in
the market.

28. Scouring
It is the process of washing of Wool fibre.
Wool fibre has lot of dust, dirt and the sticky
oily material called Suint. Suint is the wax like
material which comes out from sweat glands
of Sheep. The fibre has to be washed with
caustic to remove suint.
Woollen Yarn Spinning
Spinning involves two steps Carding and
Spinning- Carding is sometimes done by
hand with help of carding brush or on carding
rollers run by hand. The carded wool is spun
into yarn by using a charkha or a spinning
wheel. The thickness of the yarn depends on
the quality of the carpet and generally a 3 ply
yarn is used.
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29. Yarn Dyeing
The traditional pot dyeing method has been
largely replaced by machine dyeing in closed
Chambers. Dyes containing harmful substances
such as AZO are banned and dye-stuffs from
renowned international manufacturers are used.
These dyes have a high degree of fastness.
Depending on the weather, the dyed yarn has to
be dried in the sunlight for one to three days.
Pot dyeing and vegetable (natural) dyeing are
still being used by some manufacturers..
Yarn Opening or Reeling
It is a process that involves opening the
bigger and loose lea and wrapping it into
tightly wrapped bunch which is smaller in
size.

30. When speaking about patterns and carpet manufacturing these are
often divided into three categories; curvilinear, geometric and figural
patterns. There are many frequent named patterns, we will mention
a few of the most common ones. These patterns can decorate a
small part of a carpet or be used in an overall motif.
From the pattern on a carpet it is possible to see what style and also
which origin the carpet has. The size and colours that are used also
contributes to the answer of the carpets origin.
The pattern is the most obvious and perhaps the most important
characteristic in a carpet. Around the cities and in the workshops,
much time is emphasized on developing and refining the old
traditional patterns which are all first drawn by hand on paper.
Designing

31. It is done as the first
wash to clean the carpet
and for removal of dust
and dirt or any stains on
the carpet.
Raw Washing
Shearing
After carpet is washed the piles are
cut to level them to same height. This
is called Shearing.

32. Embossing
is the process of cutting the
borders of the motif on the carpet
which gives detailing to the motif. It
is also done by decreasing the pile
height of the piles other than that
of motif. This way the motif seems
to like protrude out of the
background and gives a good look
to the carpet. The embossed motif
is sometimes of different fibers
also.

33. Side Binding
The sides of the carpet is bound by a
separate thread which is a thick thread
and often doubled. This gives
additional strength to the carpet.
Final Washing
The carpet is washed for the
final time. Final washing
provides it the required luster.

34. Drying
In traditional setup dyeing is done
under the sun, but many
manufacturers have drying machine
which can control the tempreature
and moisture of the carpet.
Stretching
Stretching is done to make the sides straight
otherwise the carpet has some curved edges .

35. Final Clipping
This is the finishing step in the
manufacturing of carpet. The clipping is
done with minute detailing.
Packing and Bailing
After the carpet is finished, it is packed and
bailed for exports.

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