Pakistani carpets are famous all over the world. The weavers are associated with this carpet industry since for the many centuries. The manufacturing of carpets in Pakistan began in the same way as in India and when the country was separated from India most of the weavers, which were muslims, moved to the Pakistanian side. Most of them found jobs in Lahore and Karachi, and at the same time the government began to support the import of quality yarn.
In Pakistan, carpets are manufactured nowadays with Australian wool yarn which furthermore is treated to lustre so these carpets are very similar to silk carpets. Carpets with a high knot density provides strong durability at a lower price than its Persian parallels.
The Pakistani carpets, which today are mass-produced (in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpind), are divided into Mori carpets and Persian where 90% of the Mori carpets have a Bochara-like pattern and other Turkmenistan patterns. Ziegler carpets, that are manufactured in Pakistan, have patterns that are copied from older traditions in the Arak district, Persia. Carpets are also being manufactured here that gathers inspiration from Caucasian carpets and are sold as "Kazak Fine".
The carpets are made of wool, often imported, of varied quality and the warp and weft are made of cotton. The Mori carpets are woven with a single warp while the others are woven with a double warp. The dominating colour on these carpets are red but other colours occur and the carpets are often treated to lustre.
Carpets from Pakistan are sold under different names such as Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar and Quetta just to mention a few.
Now-a-day you can find, mainly in Pakistan, that elderly carpets are being reproduced to resemble the originals. The carpets are designed from antique, older traditional motifs and carpet styles. A typical example of these carpets are Ziegler- and Kazak carpets that are reproductions of old Persian styles such as the Mahal, Serapi, Azari and the Ardebil-motif, Kazak and Shirvan.
In principle, motifs used today can be found in museums or on carpets that are sold for astronomical sums on differrent quality auctions. These carpets are mainly manufactured in Pakistan, but can also be made in India and China where a lot of care are put into them in order to keep the traditions and ancestry from the older carpet manufacturing.
When producing the carpets natural plant dyes are used, as well as handspun wool and they even try to use the same materials and procedures that were used hundreds of years ago.At the end of the carpet production, the carpet is treated with rocks to get an antique look. Stonewashing refers to when the carpet is rubbed with stones during the washing to wear out the pile. Afterwards the carpets are exposed to heavy sun to get bleached and today it takes a well trained eye to separate an original carpet from a reproduction which is a good mark that the Pakistanians have succeeded.
The government has taken special initiavive to assist the artists and craftsmen by starting some programmes line AHAN and TUSDEC. These initiatives have been taken to assist the crafts man through computer designing and through technical training to further improve their designs. Marketing of the finished product and exports of the products of craftsman is also being supported through these initiatives.
In Pakistan, carpets are manufactured nowadays with Australian wool yarn which furthermore is treated to lustre so these carpets are very similar to silk carpets. Carpets with a high knot density provides strong durability at a lower price than its Persian parallels.
The Pakistani carpets, which today are mass-produced (in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpind), are divided into Mori carpets and Persian where 90% of the Mori carpets have a Bochara-like pattern and other Turkmenistan patterns. Ziegler carpets, that are manufactured in Pakistan, have patterns that are copied from older traditions in the Arak district, Persia. Carpets are also being manufactured here that gathers inspiration from Caucasian carpets and are sold as "Kazak Fine".
The carpets are made of wool, often imported, of varied quality and the warp and weft are made of cotton. The Mori carpets are woven with a single warp while the others are woven with a double warp. The dominating colour on these carpets are red but other colours occur and the carpets are often treated to lustre.
Carpets from Pakistan are sold under different names such as Bahawalpur, Hyderabad, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar and Quetta just to mention a few.
Now-a-day you can find, mainly in Pakistan, that elderly carpets are being reproduced to resemble the originals. The carpets are designed from antique, older traditional motifs and carpet styles. A typical example of these carpets are Ziegler- and Kazak carpets that are reproductions of old Persian styles such as the Mahal, Serapi, Azari and the Ardebil-motif, Kazak and Shirvan.
In principle, motifs used today can be found in museums or on carpets that are sold for astronomical sums on differrent quality auctions. These carpets are mainly manufactured in Pakistan, but can also be made in India and China where a lot of care are put into them in order to keep the traditions and ancestry from the older carpet manufacturing.
When producing the carpets natural plant dyes are used, as well as handspun wool and they even try to use the same materials and procedures that were used hundreds of years ago.At the end of the carpet production, the carpet is treated with rocks to get an antique look. Stonewashing refers to when the carpet is rubbed with stones during the washing to wear out the pile. Afterwards the carpets are exposed to heavy sun to get bleached and today it takes a well trained eye to separate an original carpet from a reproduction which is a good mark that the Pakistanians have succeeded.
The government has taken special initiavive to assist the artists and craftsmen by starting some programmes line AHAN and TUSDEC. These initiatives have been taken to assist the crafts man through computer designing and through technical training to further improve their designs. Marketing of the finished product and exports of the products of craftsman is also being supported through these initiatives.
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