Choosing Indian Carpets

India is a country of contrasts, bright colors and hot days. Thanks to the climate and lush vegetation, people here are very cheerful and in everyday life they are used to surround themselves with beautiful and original objects. Carpets are no exception.

Story

Carpets in India have been woven since the eleventh century AD. Hindus adopted carpet weaving from ancient Persia. Only after a few centuries, it became independent and acquired features characteristic of the country. Indian carpets can be distinguished as a separate type of art, because they are woven mainly by hand, and each product has its own unique color, pattern or ornament.

Carpets in India owe such attention to the fact that the locals historically did not have much furniture because they didn’t need it due to the favorable climate, but took food, slept and communicated among themselves sitting on the floor.In the Middle Ages, Muslim conquerors had a great influence on the art of carpet weaving in India. Thanks to them, pile carpets appeared in the country.

Over time, technology has spread throughout the country, and today there are several particularly large regions where the most famous industries are concentrated: Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan, Agra, Uttar Pradesh and other cities in southern India.

Uniqueness and distinctive features

Indian carpet is unusually light, colorful, bright, with an unusual pattern, pleasant to the touch. Also, the product is durable and durable. By purchasing such a carpet, you can be sure that it will justify the money invested, since it will not faithfully serve one generation and will not lose its value.

Traditional performance of carpets involves the use of threads of various colors - silver and gold, yellow, purple, sky blue and dark blue, green, brown and white. Such diversity reflects the inner and outer world of all of India, because the nature of the country is so interesting and variegated.

Thanks to this unique interweaving of a large number of threads, the illusion is created that several canvases and drawings are combined in one carpet at once.which "play" with changing lighting and viewing angle.

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Nowadays, the production of carpets in India is global in scale, but there are still craftsmen who weave products by hand. Such a carpet can truly be called a unique work of art.

Composition

Indian carpets are woven from several types of material: wool and silk:

  • Wool mainly sheep, goat, camel, and sometimes mixed several species. Such a material is very elastic, but its appearance and wear resistance depend on external factors: even from high humidity, the web can be deformed.
  • Silk or Artillery - This is a special bamboo fiber, in which natural silk and mercerized cotton are mixed. The material is very expensive, silk carpets - the top of the refinement, are expensive and very much appreciated.

The basis of the carpet can be wool, cotton or silk. Large manufacturers in factories add synthetic threads to the product, while the carpet becomes more resilient and cheaper, but elite oriental carpets are woven exclusively from natural materials.

Manufacturing

Before moving to weaving the carpet, prepare the raw material - dyed yarn,treated in a special way for greater elasticity.

There are several ways to produce Indian carpets:

  1. Manual.
  2. Mechanized.

In large factories, carpet production is based on the conveyor principle. Products are made quickly, there are several models with the same pattern and similar size, which are duplicated day by day, and then go on sale on the local and international markets.

Manual work is highly valued and has a number of features. To create a masterpiece is used weaving machine, it can be horizontal or vertical. More popular - vertical machine.

  1. On its frame from the top face to the bottom, thick, durable warp threads are stretched longitudinally. To the carpet was strong, pull them tightly to each other.
  2. Then, in order for the carpet to have a shape and not creep away during weaving, weave an edge in several rows.
  3. After that, the master begins to create a unique pattern in a nodular manner. Each knot is manually tied on longitudinal threads very close to each other until a horizontal row is completed.
  4. Further, to give the strength of the product, the nap is smoothed with duftun.

Row after row, a masterpiece from India is born.

Thanks to this method of manufacturing, Indian carpets are called knotted.

It is important that the nodules are located tightly to the base, this is an important condition for the product to serve for a long time and not to spread out during use. Weave carpets on average from three months to three years. It depends on the size and also on the pile: wool is thicker, such products are born faster.

Every day the master makes 5000-6000 knots. Several craftsmen work on one carpet at a time, which shortens the weaving time. After the weaving is completed, the pile is cut to the required length.

This process is also very laborious, it is carried out by its special master, sheared. His task is to evenly cut the entire carpet of the villus to the villus.

One mistake and the product is spoiled, and in fact its creation took more than one month. Wool carpet is more malleable, as the pile is thicker than that of silk carpets. Now the Indian carpet is ready!

Species

Basically, all carpets are classified by composition, by pile length, origin. The length of the pile rugs are:

  1. Lint-free (Darry or Durry).
  2. Short pile (up to 5 mm).
  3. Medium-weight (up to 15 mm).
  4. Long pile (over 15 mm).

Different in length, the pile is different in properties, appearance and features of care. In India, short pile carpeting prevails. The hot climate presupposes the absence of elements in everyday life that would strongly heat the room. In addition, a unique pattern can only be viewed with a pile of up to 5 mm.

Lint-free carpets can be compared with a mat. They are used for domestic needs of the Indians, sometimes they are exported. Very often, cotton lint-free products are decorated with embroidery, elements of Indian folk art. Such a thing can be hung on the wall or used as a bedspread on the bed.

How to distinguish from fake?

Having decided to buy an expensive carpet from India, you should carefully look at the product and not buy a fake. Now unscrupulous sellers are ready for anything to wishful thinking.

To identify a fake, you must follow certain rules and know the features of the material:

  1. Cost This handmade product can not be too cheap. The seller, who promises big discounts, constantly holds promotions and sales, clearly wants to “stick” a cheap, not real product. Be careful not to fall for such tricks.Carpet from India does not need special advertising and price reduction - there is always a buyer for such goods.
  2. Special structure. Silk products can be easily distinguished from fakes, if they are twisted into a roll. The base should not be cracked or deformed. Also, a synthetic canvas can crack when twisting, listen carefully to touch the carpet, tactile sensations should be pleasant, because silk is a very soft, soft material, but unlike synthetic, it is easily wrinkled.
  3. Ask for a certificate. All Indian carpet products have a corresponding quality certificate, which must be held by the seller at the time of sale. The absence of such should raise doubts about the authenticity of the product. Be careful not to give excuses.

In the interior

Indian carpet is a universal thing for any interior. Of course, given the origin of the product, the design, made in the Oriental style, will be the most appropriate. It is distinguished by the saturation of colors, a large number of elements from fabric, such as soft puffs, pillows of different colors and sizes, wall panels, lush and luxurious curtains and curtains, even the walls are draped with fabric.Oriental design is also associated with an abundance of lace carving and unusual ornaments, and in architectural terms with high vaulted ceilings and arches.

But the product is perfect for strict classics, it is enough to choose a more moderate color range, harmoniously fit into the interior in the style of chebbi-chic, and for connoisseurs of ostentatious luxury and wealth will be a boon for the room, furnished and decorated in the style of luxury.

See below for an overview of Indian silk carpets.

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