Srinagar, India
E.Trade Associates sells Kashmiri handwork under the name Best of Kashmir, shipping worldwide from a warehouse in Srinagar. It designs and manufactures hand embroidered crewel fabrics and apparel. Its Carpets and Rugs catalogue covers area rugs, runners, silk carpets, chain stitch pieces and tapestry rugs, and it sells crewel fabrics in cotton, velvet, silk and linen alongside bedspreads, cushions, pashmina shawls and embroidered clothing. Custom and bespoke orders are accepted.
Hand made Kashmiri area rugs sold through the company Best of Kashmir store. The range includes chain stitch pieces worked by hand in wool on a cotton base.
Kashmiri carpets woven in silk and sold direct from the company warehouse in Srinagar. They sit in the same Carpets and Rugs catalogue as the chain stitch and tapestry pieces.
Long narrow rugs for halls and stairs, made in the same Kashmiri hand work as the area rug range. They are shipped worldwide with insured delivery.
Woven tapestry rugs carried in the Carpets and Rugs section of the catalogue. They are sold alongside the crewel fabric, bedspread and cushion ranges.
Rugs worked in crewel chain stitch embroidery, the company's core technique. The embroidery is done by hand.