An Exploratory Study on Rugs & Bathmats of Panipat

Abstract

Indian rugs and bathmats have their own charm and class in present era .However, Panipat bathmat and rugs are much in demand in India and abroad as they have impact of both historical tradition and there is a small market for rugs and bathmat in India. Hence forth, their potential to earn foreign exchange and to give employment to people alike cannot be overlooked. The study of rugs and bathmat in Panipat was conducted with the help of an interview schedule to find out the process of developing rugs and bathmat by taking almost all the steps in to account like selection of raw material, finishing, dying, weaving, tools, loom , designing and after treatment of carpets.50 Rugs and bathmat unit were selected for the study. The study revealed that Rugs and bathmat have earned a legendary reputation in Panipat all over the world due to their magnificent traditional and contemporary patterns, wide range of size and shapes in different colors, fineness of knotting and lasting durability. In Panipat use of dark colour like red, yellow, blue& ivory is more prominent in the Rugs Bathmats but some time light shades are also used according to buyers demand.