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Like other oriental carpets, Sikkimese carpets are also hand knotted and woven in fixed vertical looms which are kept standing with the support of a wall. This art requires a high degree of concentration. This craft is taken up mainly by women in Sikkim. Carpet designs are normally of mythical birds, flowers like the lotus, snowlions, eight Buddhist lucky signs etc.Carpets of different sizes for covering walls,chairs,sofas,beds or diwans are made and marketed through the Sikkim Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation. The time taken in making these carpets varies according to the size of the carpets, the designs and the ability of the weaver. The Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Government of Sikkim provides training in carpet weaving for two years to all Sikkimese boys an
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