Shopping in Goa is a delightful experience. Shopping exquisite furnishings like tapestries, carpets, oriental wall-hangings, curtains and such other materials from the artistic collections of Goa to adorn and beautify your living place is a fantastic idea! You will cherish the memories of Goa while sitting in your living room while your guests will admire the colorful carpets and furnishings displaying Portuguese designs and motifs.

Goanese artisans, famous for their local handicraft items, weave lovely carpets with fascinating colors and patterns. Different kind of carpets including plush silk carpets, fine knotted cotton durries, sturdy rugs, fine quality carpets with patterns on a red, ivory, green and black background. Geometrical patterned carpets of quality of around 30 to 60 knots per square inch are also produced by the skilled artisans.

Kashmiri carpets are also available in plenty in the handicrafts stalls of beaches and other handicrafts emporiums. These include Kashmiri floor coverings known as the Namdas, Hook rugs and Gabbas. Namdas are made of felted wool and cotton and are embroidered with woollen chain stitches. The hook rug is made with chain stitch embroidery worked with a hook called ahri. A thick jute cloth is embroidered fully so that the base material is not visible. The Gabba is an applique done on worn-out woolen blankets.

Carpets can be shopped in the following places-

Goa Rural Handicrafts and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation.
Handicrafts Emporium in Panjim,
Velho & Filhos Shopping Centre at Panaji
Carpet House, Hotel Ramada Renaissance, Varca
Jamal Carpet Industries, Opposite Taj Holiday Village, Sinquerim
Cottage Industries Exposition, Villa Saligao, Saligao
Mayeer Carpet House, Hotel Silver Sands, Colva

Besides these places,one can also find antique carpets in the flea markets of Anjuna and Mapusa.

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Last Updated on 4^th October 2010

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