Natures Loom

Shown here is our ''Amana'' design. Amana is the Indian word for peace, which represents this carpet well. The carpet gives us the peaceful feeling, but colorful experience the great gardens and jewels of India would have given us centuries ago. This carpet is hand-knotted in India with a blend of Gazni Afghan and Indian handspun wool, incorporating a high hand twisted base with a light twist in the motif giving an almost 3-D effect. This carpet is sure to be a functional piece of art that...

In all of the arts, Mughal carpets included a love and respect of the natural world. Designs from the Mughal era in India mimic ancient Persian designs of gardens and animals. In this Rajpur rug we used the designs and themes created during the reign of Shah Jahan 1628-58. During this time period flowers in carpets moved from being secondary design elements to being primary motifs. This rug blooms with motifs of naturalistic flowers, and landscapes. This Rajpur rug is a hand-knotted 100% wool...