1. Tibetan carpets’ and rugs’ Weaving/Knotting
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...arp threads so as to form a stout edging which will keep the carpet intact, prevent fraying and keep the knots tight. When the selvedge (which contains no knots) is finished, the knotting of the woole...

2. Tibetan rugs and carpets knots
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...pet are known as weft. The weft is formed by the thread or group of threads situated between one line of knots and the next. The function of the weft is to hold the knots in parallel lines and to stre...

3. Nepalese Carpet: From Loom to Room
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

... into a wooden or metal base. It is used to beat or tighten the weft threads against the finished row of knots, ensuring the compactness of the carpet. ·      &n...

4. Looms of Tibetan rugs and carpets
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...s. As the work proceeds, the board is raised rung so that the worker is always at the same height as the knots. Carpets made on this type of loom are at most the same length as the loom it...

5. Traditional Nepalese Tibetan Carpet
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

... this stage. Woolen, two-ply yarn strands are knotted into both the selvage sides with lark’s head knots. Larger radis are joined at the selvage to form a complete pattern. Before the stitching,...

6. Describing Nepalese Tibetan Carpet
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...and other recurrent elements. Nepalese carpets are the finished product of the skilled craftsmen and the knots that resemble the Persian ones, are very typical. The Nepalese carpets are prized for the...

7. Nepal: Rugs and Carpets
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...ibe any item, regardless of size. In general, however, the terms are inter-changeable. Commonly Used Knots  a)     The Ghiordes, or Turkish Knot b)   ...

8. Nepalese Carpet: The Most Preferred Product
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...the knot counts the weight of the Nepalese Carpet varies between 2.5 kgs to 5 kgs per square meter. A 60 knots quality carpet that has in an average 56000+ knots per square meter weighs between 4.5 kg...

9. History of Nepalese Carpets
(Carpets and rugs/Carpets and rugs)

...kha. The experienced Nepalese spinners are capable of producing course as well as finer yarns for higher knots carpet. Dyeing: Dyeing was carried out in huge copper vessels. But with the introducti...