Kashmiri Capets - jammu and Kashmir

The Namda - felt carpet, prepared from compressed wool, which is then embroidered over, is a vital division of the kasida industry of Kashmir.

The Gabba - a exclusive kind of floor cover, all set from old woolens in a range of form and designs that come alongside the namda industry, and its produce is limited to a small area at Anantnag (Islamabad). Baramulla specialize in printed gabbas. The chain-stitch rung, which look like the Gabba carpet, is in addition pretend economically, as the foundation is Hessian cloth and crude wool, above which floral and other motifs are formed.

The carpet industry set up into the Valley by Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin is very popular. Considering weaving, carpets are broadly alienated into two classes: smooth face carpets and pile carpets. Pile carpets (kalins) prepared in Kashmir while the Muslim rule attained immense excellence. Work of floral and other design, the hand woven pile carpet has become the national craft of Kashmir. The flora and fauna of diverse locations of Kashmir, Central Asia and Iran are portrayed on the carpets of Kashmir in a synchronization representative of traditional fusion of Kashmir's varied cult and cultures.

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