Srinagar, March 30 -- To prevent loss of the treasure trove of yore and safeguard cultural heritage, the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, has successfully digitized 560 carpet designs in the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), here.
An estimated 1000 traditional carpet designs, each characterized by unique patterns, sizes and knots, are historically documented in manually written talim papers, which provide coded instructions for colour selection and knot counts for carpet weaving.
In a statement issued here today, Director IICT, Srinagar, Zubair Ahmad, stated that a major portion of traditional designs have been preserved in soft form. "These designs can now be accessed, printed and adapted to modern market trends ...