The workshop diaries of Srinagar.
History: The Kashmiri carpets are famous not only in India but across the globe. The Kashmiri carpet is known for its speciality of being handmade and similarly, it is knotted and not tufted. The idea of carpets is nearly 1500 years old and it is not exactly known where and by whom the first carpet was made. However, in India carpet weaving was first introduced in Kashmir in the late 15th Century by King Badshah who brought artisans from Persia to train the people in Kashmir to spin and weave carpets. Though the people of Kashmir were already introduced to weaving and spinning, the King insisted on them learning the technique from the Persians.
The finest carpets of Kashmir are made of silk warp and pile this allows a higher count of knots per inch, which brings in a higher resolution of the pattern and demands for deft weavers who can achieve this. For patterns with low resolution the warp is made of cotton and the pile is knotted with silk or wool.
This picture is captured in one of the finest weaving mills of Srinagar.
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