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.

SAARC women entrepreneurs to meet - The Hindu

The Hindu

Posted: Aug 6 2010

JAIPUR: Women entrepreneurs from the member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will assemble here for two days beginning this Friday to discuss multi-pronged strategies for capacity building and enhancement of partnership and networking among them and raise women-related issues.

About 40 women representatives will attend the seventh executive committee board meeting of the SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneur Council (SCWEC) being organised in Jaipur for the first time and witness some successful models for industrial development here.

The SCWEC – an arm of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry – comprises members of key women entrepreneur organisations from the SAARC countries. It develops and promotes women entrepreneurs in the South Asian region.

SCWEC executive committee member and organising chairperson of the mega-event, Neeta Boochra, said here on Thursday that representatives from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka would deliberate on strategies for creating opportunities for marginalised women to gain self-sufficiency in a supporting environment.

The delegates will also take part in a seminar on “Encouraging innovative entrepreneurship in India” on Saturday and visit Jaipur Rugs to witness its celebrated model for empowerment of about 40,000 marginalised families by involving them in its carpet manufacturing work. Ms. Boochra, the only executive member of SCWEC from Rajasthan, said the Council chairperson, V. L. Indira Dutt, would be the first Indian entrepreneur to preside over the SCWEC executive committee meeting here.

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SAARC women entrepreneurs to meet - The Hindu

The Hindu

Posted: Aug 6 2010