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Fine Indo-Persians
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|Fine Jaipur hand spun and machine spun |Very
fine Indo-Persians
Fine Indo-Persians
Our family has been travelling to
the Indian sub-continent for the 
best
part of two decades buying and specifying our purchases of hand-made
carpets. The history of weaving in the Bhadohi area of Uttar Pradesh
in India goes back hundreds of years to when the Mogul hordes from Persia
overran the northern part of India and what is now Pakistan. The skills
were brought to these areas by Persian artisans who settled here after
the invasion. They taught the indigenous people these same skills of
carpet weaving, copying all the various weaving patterns of Persia and
Turkey. In many ways the Indian weaver is better than his Persian counterpart
weaving straight, flat and almost flawless carpets (they say, however,
that only Allah is perfect) for a fraction of the price. Fine Indo-Persians
as their name implies are carpets with more knots to the square foot.
Sizes available include: 5x3, 6x4, 9x6, 10x8 and 12x9.
Fine Indo-Bidjars
Indo-Bidjars
belong to the same family of rugs as the Indo-Persians above.
Sizes available include:
3x2, 4x2, 4'6x2'3, 5x3, 6x4, 8x5, 9x6, 10x8, 11x8 and 8ft, 10ft &
12ft runners.
Gabbeh Rugs
The term Gabbeh does not refer to
a particular tribe of people but rather to 
the
style of weaving worked by any one of a number of different tribes.
One must remember that the Moghul hordes conquered northern India bringing
with them the skills of carpet weaving and other fine artistic artisanship,
so do not think of the Indian pieces as mere copies but as an evolution
of artistic development. The actual meaning of the word Gabbeh in Farsi
is "thick"or "unclipped". They are nearly always naive in
their depiction of animals, with backgrounds that reflect the topography
of their transient settlements whether it be a desert, mountain or meadow.
They can come in a multitude of colours such as a green, multicoloured
speckled ground that represents a field in spring, full of flowers,
to the berber natural wools that evoke a desert or barren place.
Sizes available include: 5x3, 6x4, 8x5 and 8ft runners.
Fine Jaipur hand-spun and machine-spun
Jaipur is a stunning city in the
northern Indian province of Rajastan. It is famous 
for
its beautiful textiles and jewels as well as its skills in dying fast
and vibrant colours for all fabrics, including rugs. Carpet weaving
started here around 150 years ago using prisoners in the central jail.
Over the last century there has been a lot of European input into improving
the dyes and structure of rugs produced in India. This means you will
almost always find rugs constructed and coloured in a far better way
than their equivalent Persian counterpart. A fine Indo-Persian, Agra
or Jaipuri would cost at least three times as much if made in Iran to
the same specification. Because of their skills as dyers the Jaipuri
carpets have ascended to the top of the Indo-Persian tree with antique
and herbal washes being used to soften the overall colour balance of
the rugs making them extremely suitable for Canadian homes.
Sizes available include:
5x3, 6x4, 7x5, 8x5, 9x6, 10x8 and 12x9
Very Fine Indo-Persians
These very fine Indo-Bidjars, Kashans
and Kermans probably represent the 
best
value in rug weaving today when compared price wise with their Persian
equivalents. One has the added benefit of rugs being woven in colours
much more suited to western taste. The history of weaving in the Bhadohi
area of Uttar Pradesh in India goes right back hundreds of years to
when the Mogul hordes from Persia overran the northern part of India
and what is now Pakistan. The skills were brought to these areas by
Persian artisans who settled here after the invasion. They taught the
indigenous people these same skills of carpet weaving copying all the
various weaving patterns of Persia and Turkey. In many ways the Indian
weaver is better than his Persian counterpart weaving straight, flat
and almost flawless carpets for a fraction of the price.
Sizes available include:
5x3, 6x4, 7x5, 8x5, 9x6, 10x8 and 12x9
India
| Pakistan | Turkey
| Iran | Afghanistan
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*All prices are in Canadian Dollars*
