Weaving Classical Rugs - The New Indian Express
Weaving Classical Rugs - The New Indian Express
Weaving Classical Rugs
By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 14th May 2014 08:44 AM
Last Updated: 14th May 2014 09:05 AM
- Irshad from Srinagar displays a rare Nain rug
The art of knot and weave is as ancient as the oldest civilisation itself. An exhibition on such hand woven rugs hosted by Tulsi’s Arterior, a store known for its finely handcrafted teak furniture, will be held from May 12 to May 30.
For long hailed as one of the most important centres of the rug industry, Kashmir has been providing rugs for the better part of this millennium. Be it the splendour of the 16th men, they all are adorned with this fine art. The industry organised under the Mughal rule has made a combination of classical Anatolian, Parthian and Jili designs that will be showcased at the expo.
Explaining the designing of rugs Irshad from Srinagar who comes from a family of rug weavers and make exquisite classical rugs says that designs of the Qum, Pazyryk, Ardabil and Guldaan are made in exquisite detail. He holds out one rare Nain rug with a tight weave and a wave of cream colour infused with blue, which contains a combination of floral patterns and is reminiscent of the Old Iranian designs made from both wool and silk. “It took seventeen months for two people to make this,” Irshad says.
We buy the raw material and set the warp with two artisans sitting on either end, throwing the shuttle and locking it. Contrary to common methods we don’t predefine the pattern but draw inspiration either from something we see or feel.
There are a number of stunning rugs to be admired at the expo. A classical Kashan reproduction made over 80 years ago with multiple borders. There are reproductions of Omar Khayyam and his rubaiyat.
There are also original stone washed Kilim Dhurries in a number of colours and designs with both modern and tribal motifs.
The exhibition be held at #6, 4th Taj Coromandel, Nungambakkam. Call- 9962231664.
