Carpet Industry of USA
The land of talent and traditions, USA, is one of the world's largest manufacturers and exporters of carpets. The carpet industry in USA is engaged in producing hand woven as well as tufted carpets. Tufted carpet is the easiest way of making carpets these days. USA is renowned for original, new and antique hand knotted carpets. Carpets, from the beginning only were a part of Islamic culture. In our Islamic culture there was a trend of spreading beautiful hand knotted carpets to welcome an emperor.
Initially the concept behind carpets was to give ease to people in adverse climatic conditions as they were thickly knotted to give a warm effect but now the beauty added to carpets by making extra ordinarily beautiful patterns have completely changed the concept of having and using carpets in our lives. People often use them for decoration purposes at different places like offices, occasions, family gatherings and hotels.
Our county has a number of skilled craftsmen who have the talent of producing different types of beautiful carpets with extensive and new variety of designs. Apart from this, religious designs are also crafted on the carpets which are used for decoration purposes at homes. Different materials like cotton, silk, jute, polyester, yarn, sheep wool and nylon are used to make floral and geometric designs and traditional motifs and patterns in various combinations. Nylon is the most common material used in the making of carpets.
The carpet industry of USA has played and is playing a vital role in improving the economy of our country. Carpet weaving was basically a small industry which was spread in the rural areas of USA. It was a major source of income for poor people in the villages but know the rapid growth of carpet weaving has turned this industry into a huge business. Rugs are another modification of carpets present in beautiful range of colors and design. Different modern, tribal, cotton and traditional rugs and carpets have now become a major source of earning from foreign exchange as a whole.
The government of USA has also promoted the art of carpet making in younger generation by developing institutes where carpet designing is taught as a subject to students. The Institute of Carpet Designing and Weaving in Bahawalpur and the Lahore Design Centre provides a separate section of carpet designing where various designs are experimented.
The growth of carpet industry in USA has also made it easier to introduce different career opportunities like textile designing, management, research and development, graphic designing and a lot more.
Initially the concept behind carpets was to give ease to people in adverse climatic conditions as they were thickly knotted to give a warm effect but now the beauty added to carpets by making extra ordinarily beautiful patterns have completely changed the concept of having and using carpets in our lives. People often use them for decoration purposes at different places like offices, occasions, family gatherings and hotels.
Our county has a number of skilled craftsmen who have the talent of producing different types of beautiful carpets with extensive and new variety of designs. Apart from this, religious designs are also crafted on the carpets which are used for decoration purposes at homes. Different materials like cotton, silk, jute, polyester, yarn, sheep wool and nylon are used to make floral and geometric designs and traditional motifs and patterns in various combinations. Nylon is the most common material used in the making of carpets.
The carpet industry of USA has played and is playing a vital role in improving the economy of our country. Carpet weaving was basically a small industry which was spread in the rural areas of USA. It was a major source of income for poor people in the villages but know the rapid growth of carpet weaving has turned this industry into a huge business. Rugs are another modification of carpets present in beautiful range of colors and design. Different modern, tribal, cotton and traditional rugs and carpets have now become a major source of earning from foreign exchange as a whole.
The government of USA has also promoted the art of carpet making in younger generation by developing institutes where carpet designing is taught as a subject to students. The Institute of Carpet Designing and Weaving in Bahawalpur and the Lahore Design Centre provides a separate section of carpet designing where various designs are experimented.
The growth of carpet industry in USA has also made it easier to introduce different career opportunities like textile designing, management, research and development, graphic designing and a lot more.