Rajasthan is Traditionally well-known for fine-quality hand-knotted woollen carpets. Jaipur, Ajmer, and Bikaner are main centres for this craft. It is also found in smaller towns like Tonk, Chaksu, Manaharpura, and Barmer. Some of the motifs used are little rosettes of Indo-Heratic origin";" the colours found are blue, red, and purplish-tints in combination. The other combination is light green and deep blue. The
border motifs include bold flowers and long serrated leaves.
There is a move to revive traditional designs like dushala, charkona, mehrab and shikar. Otherwise the designs are slanted towards the Indo-Persian. The carpet in Indo-Kerman design has ivory or cream as the background colour with floral design all over or in the centre. Complex carpets, requiring 400 to 600 knots per inch, are not woven any more";" simple carpets with counts of 16 to 36 knots are being woven. Rajasthan has a strong wool base as it controls 50 per cent of total wool production in India and there is enormous scope for disseminating this craft in rural areas.
Rajasthan itself is a major source of wool, contributing 50 percent of the total wool production in India. The traditional patterns recognized from the state are mehrab, shikar, dushala, and charkona. Small towns such as Tonk, Barmer, Chaksu, and Manaharpura influence carpets with their specific designs. Durries made from wool, camel hair, and cotton are significant from Bikaner and Jodhpur. Namdahs or felted rugs are the two prominent forms of floor coverings, which are being contrived in the vicinity of Tonk. Jaipur carpets are high in demand across the world, and the city is the heart of Rajasthan and a shopper’s paradise. City is flooded with rugs and carpets manufacturers, where Jaipur Rugs is one such name that is leading in carpet industry for the quality and beauty of their rugs and carpets.
