Carpet handicraft workers use handicraft techniques to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or other textiles using traditional crafting techniques. They can use diverse methods such as weaving, knotting or tufting to create carpets of different styles.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Spinning and dyeing with natural dyestuffs, wool, cotton and other fibres;
(b) Lace-making and weaving, knitting or embroidering various garments and articles for household use;
(c) Preparing and dyeing hides with natural dyestuffs and making traditional footwear or handbags, belts and other accessories;
(d) Spinning and winding yarn by hand;
(e) Drawing warp threads into loom by hand;
(f) Weaving plain or figured cloth, tapestry, lace, carpet or other fabrics on hand looms;
(g) Making carpets by using a knotting technique;
(h) Knitting garments and other articles on hand-operated machine or by hand;
(i) Crocheting or making braid by hand;
(j) Making nets by hand;
(k) Grading and classifying natural textile fibres;
(l) Washing wool fibres;
(m) Cleaning and fluffing textile fibres;
(n) Forming fibres into sliver, combing them, combining sliver into sliver laps or forming sliver into rove.