Felted floor coverings made from beaten wool are crafted in Chapainawabganj. […]
Felted Floor Covering
Craft Keyword: Floor Covering
Botni/Cheoni Prayer Mats
From Noakhali come the botni prayer mats. Woven by women for their fathers and husbands, these beautifully designed prayer mats are an expression of devotion and skill. Woven diagonally, the variety and profusion of designs are formed in the imagination of the women weavers. As the layout and design is not pre-planned it does not […]
Alpana/Floor Decorations
The art of floor painting is a personal, individual offering to the gods through a medium which has generated an extravagant array of motifs and patterns. The canvas is the floor of the home and the material used is obtained from the kitchen shelves. This ritual art for wish fulfilment and protection is practised by […]
Carpets and Floor Coverings
Woollen pile carpets have played a prominent part in the textile history of Pakistan. At present in Pakistan a wide variety of carpets and floor coverings are being produced. FELTED NAMDAS/ FLOOR SPREADS In the districts of Kalat, Quetta and Pishin, sheep’s wool is used for the making of felt. The namda or thappur rugs […]
Bamboo Mats of Tripura
In Tripura, a number of handicraft items are fabricated out of bamboo mats where bamboo splits form the weft in a cotton or rayon warp. The raw material, found in abundance in the area, are the bamboo splits sold in bundles of a thousand, the length varying from 30cm to 60cm and the price depending […]
Namda/Felting of Gujarat
Woollen namdas are prepared by the Pinjara and Mansuri community of Kutch. They are made in locally available desi wool. Impurities in the locally purchased wool are removed by hand and the wool is then spun and dyed in yellow, orange, red, maroon, blue, and black. The wool is turned into ropes by rolling it […]