Resham Lotus Carpet fuchsia rug This antique pink colored wool

This antique pink colored wool rug

The acclaimed BBC TV series Ganges documents the lives of villagers

newly hand-knotted rugs made in the district of Heriz are not as similar as they use to be to Serapis so these new pieces are generally just called Heriz carpets

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Resham Lotus Carpet fuchsia rug This antique pink colored woolThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet