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Continue reading →: A Rug Making Journey: Nakshar & Weaving“Nakshar” / Cartoon Before weaving begins, a “design rendering”, sometimes called a cartoon or “nakshar” must be created. Usually drawn freehand on graph paper, each square represents a single knot. More than just a shape and color pattern, the “nakshar” indicates to the weavers the type and quality of rug…
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Continue reading →: Employee Spotlight: Rao SirikiWorking with SAMAD for the last twenty-four years, Rao Siriki currently serves as the company’s Executive Vice President. Born in Kakinada, a small village in the southern part of India, Rao completed his studies at the University of Andhra in Vishakapatnam, graduating with a master’s degree in Economics. After working…
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Continue reading →: A Rug Making Journey: Chrome DyesUnlike their traditional cousins, synthetic or chemical chrome dyes are created in the lab to exact measurements. Precise amounts of color are calculated, weighed and recorded in the knowledge that, should it be desired, a consistent color palette can be reproduced again and again. There are other advantages to chrome…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to SamadWelcome to SAMAD, where you will find some of the world’s finest hand made decorative rugs. Founded in 1985 by fourth generation rug merchants, David and Malcolm Samad, SAMAD has created some of the most beautiful and dynamic rugs available today. Every single rug produced by SAMAD is entirely handmade…
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Continue reading →: A Rug Making Journey: Natural DyesTo maintain the more traditional or homespun look often associated with village or tribal rugs, vegetable dyes, such as saffron, indigo, madder root and even tree bark, must be prepared. Once the only coloring method, it is both time-consuming and costly to locate and gather natural substances not always available…
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Continue reading →: A Rug Making Journey: Hand-Spun WoolHighly coveted handmade rugs abandon fast, efficient, noisy machines in favor of a simple and somewhat quieter device. By modern standards, it is a rudimentary contraption, a reliable, uncomplicated companion, demanding skill and dexterity from the operator, who must strive to keep tension in the twist by pulling against the…
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