The art of felting wool into namdas has come from Yarkland. Namdas are a kind of mattress, originally from state of Jammu and Kashmir.These are made by felting the wool rather than weaving it.low quality wool mixed with a small quality of cotton is used to design namdas.They are usually of two types, plain and embroidered. Formerly, woolen yarn was used for embroidery, but now acrylic yarn is in use. Namdas and Gabbas are embroidered with thread which gives color, beauty and strength to them.
Prices of namdas depend upon their quality of wool, pattern(plain or embroidery), size of the product and neatness in designs. Far less expensive are these colorful floor coverings made from woolen and cotton fiber which has been manually pressed into shape. Prices may vary with the percentage of wool- a Namda containing 80% wool being more expensive than one containing 20% wool. Chain stitch embroidery in woolen and cotton thread is worked on these rugs.
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