Indian Jaipur Mahi

Indian Jaipur MahiSeveral centuries ago, Persian rug weavers were brought to India to practice their craft in a new country. Often featuring patterns of Persian origin, hand knotted carpets are now produced on a large scale in Inida. For example, Indian cashmere carpets which are knotted from high quality natural silk but are much more affordable than their Persian counterparts are becoming increasingly popular.

Once the rug is allowed to dry the wool shrinks and tightens the knots causing the rug to be extremely dense and durable

these large-sized

Bright and colourful

The combination of the vintage rug and unique washing technique means that no two rugs in the collection are the same

Pakistani Persian rugs have curvilinear and floral designs

you will notice that only straight lines are used in the representation of the patterns

medium-sized hand-woven pile rugs feature simple

The most common is a blue medallion in a red field

These tribal designs are best known for the “fil-poi”or elephant’s foot shapes which are a large octagonal gul now described as Bukhara patterns

gold and blue

Oushak has been the production centre of Turkish rugs

Using a combination of flat weave (kilim) and traditional Senneh hand-knotting