The most labour-intensive weaving process, conducted by specially-trained artisans
Working off a rug map, artisans tie individual knots to build up the rug’s design one row at a time
The quality of a hand-knotted rug is determined by the number of knots per square inch (KSPI)
A higher KPSI requires greater skill on the part of the weaver and results in a higher-quality rug

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Knotted	5-12 months	20+ years

How To Identify:

Individual, often uneven knots are visible on the back of these rugs, mirroring the pattern visible on the front.

Individual tufts of yarn are punched into a pre-made backing fabric with a special tufting gun
This tool hooks and pulls yarn through the backing to form loops or piles
This process is less skill and labor-intensive than hand-knotting, so rugs can be completed in a shorter amount of time

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Tufted	4-6 months	3-10 years

How To Identify:

These rugs have a canvas backing glued on to hold the knots in place and usually have a cut or cut and loop pile.

Flat-weave rugs are created on a loom, rather than knotted or tufted
These rugs are often reversible, with designs on both sides
Because they only consist of warp and weft threads they don’t have the thickness of knotted and tufted rugs
Flat-weave rugs are lightweight and often require rug pads to stay in place

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Flat-Weave	3-4 months	20+ years

How To Identify:

With their woven construction, these rugs are flat and don’t have a pile.

Weavers use a loom to create these rugs by hand
The loom holds the warp (vertical) threads in place and allows the interweaving of the weft (horizontal)
Different looms are used to produce different types of rugs: including felted textures, shag, naturals or solid and border rugs

Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm)	Time to Manufacture	Durability
Hand-Loomed	Construction dependent (3-5 months)	3-10 years

How To Identify:

Hand-loomed rugs usually have a low to medium pile (other than shags, which have a deep pile) and can have a canvas backing added to them.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Newspoint Bureau Jammu Tawi

Posted: Mar 11 2013

Rashtriya Rifles Force Headquarters at Reasi has launched an initiative to incorporate Corporate Sector under the vision of 'Corporate Social Responsibility' to provide job opportunities to the local poverty ridden populace. Army at Samote organised a workshop cum awareness drive at Kotranka, Kandi, Budhal and Chasana in collaboration with Jaipur Rugs.

Jaipur Rugs is a leading handmade carpet manufacturing enterprises of India having an annual turnover of more than 20 million dollars and exporting its product to 30 countries in America and Europe.

During the workshop, Sanjay Singh of Jaipur Rugs apprised a gathering of over 300 ladies at each place that the firm with the mission of 'Serve to the Community' is keen to establish carpet weaving centres run by the local ladies where training, provision of raw material, designing, marketing and export of finish product will be taken care of by the company. Based on the time devoted by the ladies they would be earning minimum Rs 5000 - 6000 per month besides looking after there house hold commitment, he added. Choudhary Mohammed Shafi, sarpanch of Kotranka expressed his gratitude and concern shown by Army to launch such employment drive which will surely improve the economic condition of hundred of family and ensure no scope of revival of militancy in the region.

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Newspoint Bureau Jammu Tawi

Posted: Mar 11 2013

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