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| Carpet-Product
Description |
| Introduction: |
| Carpet
manufacturing has been the traditional business of the villages in
the northern mountainous belt of Nepal . But commercial carpet manufacturing
began inNepal along with the exodus of Tibetan refugees in Nepal,
in 1959. Though Nepalese were weaving carpets for generations, Europeans
through Swiss association for technical Assistance ( SATA) contributed
in the development of the carpet industry in Nepal through financial
and technical support to the Tibetan refugees, In the beginning it
was started as a source of living for the Tibetan refugees and the
products were just the items for tourist consumption. Gradually, it
began to attract a consumer adored initiated, in 1964. From the first
commercial shipment to Europe, particularly Switzerland. Since then,
it has transformed into a more value added, labor intensive commodity
and remains the most important export product in Nepal by abysmal
effort entrepreneurs with international vision. |
| Wool
sorting & washing: |
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wool is sorted to pick out foreign materials & other forms of wood
to have stable product. It also needs normal washing to remove fat
& wax from the wool. |
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wool is then dried in sunlight for two to three days. Wool obtained
from the third countries is generally obtained after scouring process
hence it doesn’t need sorting & washing. |
| Carding:
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Carding
is performed by hand previously. But the hand carding couldn’t fulfill
the expanding carpet industries. Hence machine carding is also performing
for larger supply of carded alivers for spinning. |
| Spinning:
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| Wool
spinning is d one
by hand charkha. The experienced Nepalese spinners are capable of
producing course as well as finer yarns for higher knots carpet. |
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| Dyeing:
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Dyeing
was carried out in huge copper vessels. But with the introduction
of machine dyeing better fastness has been obtained. Also the use
of synthetic dyestuffs has provided a large scale of spectrum color.
The yarn is dried in the sunlight. |
| Weaving:
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| Carpet
weaving is performed by hand using graphs & sketches. The carpet weaving
is a creative task which is performed by three or four laborers according
to the size of carpet. Carpet weaving is done with the help of yarn
balls, scissors, iron-rod, levers, comb beater, etc. Tibetan double
knotting system is applied for knotting. |
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| Trimming:
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The
sharp design & pattern is carved out by scissors from the woven carpet.
The level of the pile is also made smooth according to the design.
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| Washing
& drying: |
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| Carpet
is washed with fresh water using household chemicals to keep free
of germs and wipe out the gloomy appearance. The carpet is then direct
out in the sun light for 4- 5 days. |
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| Stretching:
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The
carpet has to be stretched to bring into the original loom- stage
size by stretching. Stretching provides the good appearance of carpet
if it is under sized of twisted anywhere. |
| Final
Trimming: |
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carpet is given a final trimming of the unusual yarn. In this case
any error in the design & Pattern is trimmed and given the final touch.
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| Packing:
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Finally
the carpet is packed with the environment friendly packing
material. After that the carpet is ready for export. |
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| Delivery
Terms: |
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Time of delivery depends on the designs and quantity you order. |
| 2.Since
it is handmade there may be +/- 5% colour and design variation. |
| 3.All
the above price are quoted in the basis of free on board (FOB). |
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| Mode
of payment: |
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click on "Mode of payment"
for more details. |
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| Mode
of shipment: |
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click on "Mode of shipment"
for more details. |
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