Landry & Arcari - Oriental Rugs & Carpeting

How Rugs Are Made Gallery
1 Design the Rug on Graph Paper	2 Color the Naksha, or Map	3 A Map Made to Scale is Best	4 Hand-spin the Wool	5 Wrap Wool into Skeins
6 Purify the Water	7 Light a Coal Fire Hours Ahead	8 Mordant the Wool	9 Vegetal Dyeing is Art Not Science	10 Add Wool to the Dye Bath
11 The Dye Bath Must be Stirred	12 Dry the Wool Anywhere!	13 Inspect Color for Consistency	14 Make Balls So Weaving Is Easier	15 Weave on a Tibetan Loom
16 Follow the Map While Weaving	17 Big Rugs Require Big Looms	18 Soak the Rug in a Trench of Water	19 Pour More Water on the Rug	20 Get Out the Excess Dye
21 Comb out Excess Wool	22 Dry Rugs in the Sun	23 Jeff Shears with a Machine	24 Compact the Knots if Needed	25 Bokani - Separating Lines
26 Pencil Berai - Separate Curves	27 Stretch the Rugs	28 Burn the Fuzz off the Backs	29 Knot the Fringe	30 Final Shearing By Hand

These pictures were all taken in our productions in India, Pakistan & Nepal

How Rugs Are Made Gallery