Bhadohi, India
Ajaz Carpets is a Bhadohi maker of hand made carpets, established on 2 December 1982 by Ajaz Ahmad Khan with his sons Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan and Sultan Ahmad Khan as partners. Ajaz Ahmad Khan had earlier established M/S Khan Carpets, a Persian carpet business. The workshop runs both Persian and Tibetan looms and produces hand knotted carpets, hospitality grade hand tufted carpets, handloom broadloom for wall to wall covering, leather patchwork carpets and polyester shaggy rugs. Shaggy rugs were added to the range in 2000, and the company began supplying Middle East markets in 2003. Ajaz Carpets holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and works from Chauri Road near Indira Mill Crossing at Bhadohi.
Carpets knotted by hand at the Bhadohi workshop, where the weaving style and knotting have been kept unchanged since 1982 while the designs have been updated. Ajaz Carpets runs both Persian and Tibetan looms and can produce a carpet in either style.
Hand tufted carpets made to hospitality grade. One of the five carpet lines Ajaz Carpets produces at Bhadohi.
Handloom broadloom for wall to wall covering, woven by the company craftsmen who control quality at the loom. It is produced both in individual sizes and in continuous rolls with patterns and textures, and is built stronger and easier to maintain for hospitality projects.
Carpets made from leather patches stitched together, cut from cowhides that the leather industry has scrapped. The hides come from tanneries in India and Brazil and are inspected and sorted by colour and size before use.
Shaggy rugs, a line Ajaz Carpets introduced in 2000. Made in polyester and also in wool, leather, fabric, chenille and jute.
2 recorded shipments · first shipment 2012 · latest shipment Dec 2014 · buyers include Bokara Rug Company Inc