Kashmiri Carpets

Carpets of Kashmir are known to be real art works which are just exquisite artifacts that makes it look royal and comfortable. A small town which is well known for their craftsmen and their works is Kashmir.

They adopted the designs from Persian works who were qualified workers. Kashmir is known for the unique and extravagant carpets produced by them.

They have started to create their own designs and trends lately. Varying patterns by them includes leaves, shawls, flowers, traditional paisleys and many more.

Other cities such as Amritsar, Agra, Warangal and Eluru are known for their carpet making wonder. The hand knotted Kashmiri carpets are the well known for their quality and work among many Kashmiri carpets which has been developed since 2000 years back.

Mughal rule lead a milestone in bringing the domination of Kashmir carpets worldwide.

The real importance of these carpets was brought about during the Mughal rule. Wool is considered to be the basic and the most important material which is used for the purpose of carpet weaving.

In some cases, a special wool known as the Kashmir wool is also used along for making the best Kashmir carpets. The cost of the carpet rises when the Kashmir wool is included in the making process.

The Kashmiri carpets are known for their knots usually. They are HandMade and high quality carpets to be considered. The quality is indicated by the number of knots that are present in the Kashmir carpets.

Bokhara carpets are known as one of the finest works which are seen in the Kashmir carpets.

It has almost 125-500 knots per square inch and the entire knots present are exclusively HandMade which is the secret of the beauty of these Kashmir carpets.