High-Knotted

The Weaving Process

Hand-knotting found its way into Indian heritage from Persia, giving it its name, Persian Hand-knotting. Its uniqueness in art is through its style of printing, knot by knot and line by line, paying attention to each intricate detail. It’s a process taking a minimum of 2 months, up to almost a year, depending on the quality and size of the woven carpet.

Add a caption t Differentiating each knot was originally done by memory, where weavers would sing out the colors of the line of knots called Boli weaving. This later evolved to using design maps, which helped accommodate a rapidly changing design palate. Artisans place the design map at the base of the loom and use each pixel in a chart as a reference to a knot. Artisans with banarasrug are also part of a unique, sustainable initiative called Manchaha, where they get to design their rugs at the loom. o enhance the meaning of this image.

The Rug

How to Identify?

Individual, often uneven knots are visible on the back of these rugs, mirroring the pattern visible on the front. A more intricate design will have a higher density of knots at the back, and the quality is measured in KPSI (Knots per square inch).