Bhadohi, India
Noble Rugs manufactures and exports hand-tufted, hand-knotted, Indo-Nepali and dhurrie floor coverings from Quazipur in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. The catalogue runs to hand-tufted, hand-knotted, flatweave, jute, Tibetan, shaggy, jacquard, Moroccan, handloom and kelim rugs, with 59 hand-knotted designs and 27 hand-tufted designs listed. Wool is imported or bought from nearby markets, carded by hand with a carding brush or on hand-run carding rollers, and spun on a charkha. Pot dyeing and vegetable dyeing are both in use. Designs run to curvilinear, geometric and figural patterns. Weaving is followed by washing for lustre, stretching to straighten the sides, and clipping.
Hand-tufted rugs, hand-knotted rugs, flatweave rugs, jute rugs, Tibetan rugs, shaggy rugs, jacquard rugs, Moroccan rugs, handloom rugs, kelims
Knotted on the loom at Quazipur in Bhadohi from wool that is either imported or bought in nearby markets, carded by hand or on hand-run rollers and spun on a charkha. Fifty nine hand-knotted designs are catalogued, in curvilinear, geometric and figural patterns.
Tufted rugs made through the same yarn preparation, dyeing and finishing sequence as the knotted range. Twenty seven hand-tufted designs are catalogued.
Flatwoven floor coverings without pile, produced alongside the knotted and tufted ranges. Yarn is dyed by pot dyeing or vegetable dyeing before it reaches the loom.
Jute floor coverings woven in the same Bhadohi workshops. Finished by washing for lustre, stretching to straighten the sides, and clipping with detailing.
Handloom rugs and dhurries woven at Quazipur, one of the four core lines alongside hand-tufted, hand-knotted and Indo-Nepali goods. Wool is carded and spun in house before weaving.
Flatwoven kelims listed as a distinct catalogue range. Wool is carded, spun on a charkha and dyed by pot dyeing or vegetable dyeing before weaving.