Qaleen, also colloquially known as Qalin, Kaleen and Kalin (), is a type of hand knotted-piled carpet.Another local woollen product is an ornately patterned woollen rug, known as qaleen . The usual weft threads are used in making the galeen, but in this case, the warp thread is purchased from the market . Very delicate patterns and designs ...
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By Fazlur Rahman · 2007 The term is used throughout Turkey, Greater Iran, Central Asia and parts of South Asia (particularly the northern Indian subcontinent), and making is currently practised as a handicraft in Turkey and Iran. Artisans may need at least two months to make one qaleen. The craft was learned from Persians by the artisans of Kashmir on the Indian subcontinent.Origin: Once upon time, from Persia a Sufi mystic named Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani visited Kashmir. His caravan comprised highly skilled weavers and came via the silk route. And thus, Kashmir became the land of carpet weaving. Another school of thought believes, in 15th century, Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin king Budshah introduced this craft to Kashmir. However, both theories find comfort in the fact that artisans were invited from Persia to train Kashmiris in the art of spinning and weaving. These hand knotted carpets are locally known as KalBaffi or Qaleen.
https://craffi.com/Product-Detail.aspx?Pcode=PD-27 These knotted pile carpets so were a blend of Indo-Persian craftsmanship. Qaleens or Ghalichas () were made in the KashmirIn Chapter V, the book is having a little twist, putting forth the tale of artisans of Kashmir, while they, Child and Angel, are on the top of Shankar Acharya hills. In the very Chapter, We’re being pioneered to a new character, Zubair. Who’s dealing with the business of Qaleen bafi. And, reaches to the upper areas of Bandipora to do Qaleen (Kashmiri handmade carpet) trade.
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Name Qaleen is a word meaning carpet in a number of languages, including Kashmiri, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Turkish (and even other Turkic languages as well), Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Punjabi, Gujarati and Bengali.
History Zain al-Abidin introduced the "Kal baffi" craft (of hand knotted carpets) from Iran to Kashmir in the 15th century. The sultan brought carpet weavers from Iran and Central Asia to Kashmir to train the local inhabitants.
Structure Kalin, which were smaller in size and were a product of jails in Punjab, were made using one row of knots and another alternate in weft yarns, wool pile, and cotton in warp side.
Mechanisation Mechanisation and Industrialisation is a threat to many ancient crafts including qaleen bafi (weaving). Now qaleens are made on looms and powerlooms in many parts of India and Pakistan. Islamabad is a centre for qaleen manufacturing, with around 80,000 workers employed in this trade.
See also Carpet Talim (textiles)
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