The long, low building on Route 1 in Langhorne doesn’t look like much when you drive by. But as you walk closer, the rhythmic sounds of heavy iron machinery suggest something enormous is happening ...

case study JAIPUR, INDIA--Having implemented various IT tools including ERP, CRM, barcodes and Autotex, Jaipur Rugs has not only made carpet-weaving a more efficient business but also improved the ...

Today, Jaipur Rugs has 7,000 looms and is working with over 40,000 artisans across the country (out of which 85% are underprivileged women). People call the founder of Jaipur Rugs Gandhi of the carpet ...

PRAGUE, September 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- An artisan lightly taps her wooden mallet to tamp down another row of just-completed, hand-tied knots. To her rhythm, a long, richly red carpet decorated with ...

Each loom costing ₹51,000 has been specially designed by the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, which provides a suitable back-rest and comfort seating arrangement for the weavers ...

Ample evidence suggests the history of carpet weaving in the southern Fars province is very long and its exact date is quite ambiguous. Historians point to the presence of carpets in Cyrus’ tomb ...