Panipat, India. The rug making
process begins with the Chief Dying
master. He uses a combination
of fresh water, steam and
environmentally safe dyes to color
the yarn. Over the next 7 hours, the
Chief keeps a keen eye at every
stage to ensure the exact color.
PETIT PEHR RUG COLLECTION
It All Starts Here
Sunshine:
A Natural
Ingredient
Once the color is perfect, it’s off to the “charkha”, a
manual spinning wheel. The sun then gets to work
and dries the yarn. At the same time, the design
of the rug is hand-drawn onto a stencil and then
perforated manually with needles to prep for tufting.
Tuft. Tuft. Tuft. Repeat
‘Tufting’ is an ancient method
of creating rugs & garments.
Artisans use a tufting gun to help
them guide the yarn into the base
material. It takes a skilled artisan
over 3 days to finish one 8’ x 10’ rug.
