Product Description

Manufacturing Process
The manufacturing process includes key areas including:
I.  raw materials in fiber and or yarn form, dyes, chemicals, auxiliaries and ancillary
materials;
II.   knotting or weaving or tufting;
III.   dyeing of yarn (wool, silk, etc.) in shades meeting design/naksha.
IV.  washing of carpets followed by drying;
V.   finishing including trimming, stretching, embossing, fringe knotting, etc.

Technique
The wool used in carpets varies with the quality, design and style and so do the colors. Usually the best grade of Pakistani wool is used for medium quality carpets. For the best grade woolen carpets, imported (from New Zealand) and best grade wool are blended. A fine woolen Pakistani carpet uses worsted yarn. The high grade wool with gradual wear develops a luster. To get the effect immediately, the wool is washed with special chemicals.

The process of hand knotting involves

-Stretch warp threads on a loom and knotting the pile to them.
-Insert a weft thread.
- Shorn the pile

The quality depends upon tightness of the knot and shortness of pile. These two features also contribute to the design quality. Number of knots per square inch indicates the quality of the rug. More the number of knots, better the quality. Best Pakistani carpets can have upto **0 knots per square inch