Making Process
We have the highest quality standards and our goal, all through the making of a carpet, remains your delight in owning a piece from Loomkāri.
The carpet making process can essentially be explained in two major steps:
The construction of the carpet and The finishing process.
Construction:
From Wool to Yarn
We source the best quality yarn for you and do so responsibility. Raw wool is first converted to yarn through machines where the wool is converted into individual strands which are further spun into yarn.
Wool often carries dust, grease which is removed by washing it thoroughly and is then sun dried for two-three days.
We also work with silk and other yarns depending on the design and style you want.
Spinning
The carded wool is spun into yarn by using a charkha or a spinning wheel to make it strong. The thickness of the yarn depends on the quality of the carpet and generally a 3 ply yarn is used.
Dyeing
Our dyes have a high degree of fastness. Depending on the weather, the dyed yarn has to be dried in the sunlight for one to three days.
Carpet Knotting and weaving
Hand Knotted
Knotting is an art. Our family of weavers at Loomkāri, weave on a regular basis and have an excellent hand and speed in knotting. One or more weavers work on a loom depending on the size of the carpet. Each weaver makes individual knots row after row. The designs are chartered out on a graph and a map reader or another weaver instructs the graphic designs to the ones knotting the carpet. The dyed yarn is made into balls and scissors, iron rod, levers, comb beaters are used as tools to bring your knotted carpet to life!
Flatweave
For dhurries, the loom is usually horizontal and the yearn in interwoven to achieve a flat finish without a pile
Hand Tufted
To produce a hand-tufted carpet, a fabric with a stenciled design is stretched on a frame. A tufting gun is used to shoot yarn through the fabric while passing by horizontally. This leaves a yarn loop at the back and the front for each shot. Upon completion the back loops are fixed in place with latex and the front loops are opened forming the pile.
Finishing
Trimming
The finished carpet is taken off from the loom and the designs & patterns are trimmed by scissors.
Washing and Drying
The trimmed carpet is washed with the fresh water & chemicals. The washed carpet is dried in the sunlight up to four or five days.
Final Touches
The dried carpets are given final touches by re-trimming and stretching, where ever necessary. The purpose is to bring the fabric woven in level at the surface.
How to assess the quality of your Loomkāri carpet?
Knots per Square Inch are a measurement of the density of knots in a carpet and is a general indicator of its quality and durability. Knot count can, however, vary substantially depending on many other factors (such as material of yarn, design intricacy, style, origin, etc.), so this measurement is just one aspect to take into account when assessing a carpet.
Pile:
The pile of a carpet refers to the way the fibers are finished. These are either trimmed or untrimmed (or sometimes a combination of the two) to produce the required designs in a carpet.
Types of pile:
- Loop pile: The loops of fiber that make up the carpet are left uncut. The lengths of these may vary from design to design
- Cut pile: The loops of fiber are cut, creating a pile on the surface of the carpet.
- Cut & Loop Pile: A combination of cut and uncut loops are used to create distinctive textured design
Making Process
We have the highest quality standards and our goal, all through the making of a carpet, remains your delight in owning a piece from Loomkāri.
The carpet making process can essentially be explained in two major steps:
The construction of the carpet and The finishing process.
Construction:
From Wool to Yarn
We source the best quality yarn for you and do so responsibility. Raw wool is first converted to yarn through machines where the wool is converted into individual strands which are further spun into yarn.
Wool often carries dust, grease which is removed by washing it thoroughly and is then sun dried for two-three days.
We also work with silk and other yarns depending on the design and style you want.
Spinning
The carded wool is spun into yarn by using a charkha or a spinning wheel to make it strong. The thickness of the yarn depends on the quality of the carpet and generally a 3 ply yarn is used.
Dyeing
Our dyes have a high degree of fastness. Depending on the weather, the dyed yarn has to be dried in the sunlight for one to three days.
Carpet Knotting and weaving
Hand Knotted
Knotting is an art. Our family of weavers at Loomkāri, weave on a regular basis and have an excellent hand and speed in knotting. One or more weavers work on a loom depending on the size of the carpet. Each weaver makes individual knots row after row. The designs are chartered out on a graph and a map reader or another weaver instructs the graphic designs to the ones knotting the carpet. The dyed yarn is made into balls and scissors, iron rod, levers, comb beaters are used as tools to bring your knotted carpet to life!
Flatweave
For dhurries, the loom is usually horizontal and the yearn in interwoven to achieve a flat finish without a pile
Hand Tufted
To produce a hand-tufted carpet, a fabric with a stenciled design is stretched on a frame. A tufting gun is used to shoot yarn through the fabric while passing by horizontally. This leaves a yarn loop at the back and the front for each shot. Upon completion the back loops are fixed in place with latex and the front loops are opened forming the pile.
Finishing
Trimming
The finished carpet is taken off from the loom and the designs & patterns are trimmed by scissors.
Washing and Drying
The trimmed carpet is washed with the fresh water & chemicals. The washed carpet is dried in the sunlight up to four or five days.
Final Touches
The dried carpets are given final touches by re-trimming and stretching, where ever necessary. The purpose is to bring the fabric woven in level at the surface.
How to assess the quality of your Loomkāri carpet?
Knots per Square Inch are a measurement of the density of knots in a carpet and is a general indicator of its quality and durability. Knot count can, however, vary substantially depending on many other factors (such as material of yarn, design intricacy, style, origin, etc.), so this measurement is just one aspect to take into account when assessing a carpet.
Pile:
The pile of a carpet refers to the way the fibers are finished. These are either trimmed or untrimmed (or sometimes a combination of the two) to produce the required designs in a carpet.
Types of pile:
- Loop pile: The loops of fiber that make up the carpet are left uncut. The lengths of these may vary from design to design
- Cut pile: The loops of fiber are cut, creating a pile on the surface of the carpet.
- Cut & Loop Pile: A combination of cut and uncut loops are used to create distinctive textured design
