Handloom Rug Manufacturers & Exporters in India (Listed by Year Established)

Published by Raheem & Son, which is included. We say so up front because it matters: you should weigh what follows knowing the author is one of the companies named.

The one ordering criterion used here is the year established, as each company states it on its own website, oldest first. Nothing else affects position.

This is an ordering, not a ranking, and it is not an endorsement of quality, price or service. Position in the list tells you nothing about which supplier is better for your order. We chose the criterion before building the list and we did not change it afterwards: if it had placed Raheem & Son last, we would be last. We do not use scores, stars, "best" or "top" labels anywhere in this series.

A company is included only if its own public website shows that it makes or sells handloom or hand-loomed rugs. Each entry cites the page we relied on, and anything a company does not state is shown as "not publicly stated" rather than guessed. Last verified: 18 October 2026. Pages change, so if you spot a fact that is out of date, tell us and we will correct it. Sharda Exports describes hand weaving on manual looms, but uses the terms Hand Woven and Pit Loom rather than handloom, so we have not listed it here; it appears in the flatweave guide.

In rug making, a handloom rug is woven on a hand-operated loom where the weaver controls the shuttle and the beat of each pass, and the pile is formed during weaving rather than tied knot by knot. The result is a dense, even surface, usually in a looped or cut texture, and a look that sits between a knotted and a flatwoven rug. In our own range it is positioned as the route to a knotted look at lower cost.

The word is used differently across the trade. Some makers use handloom for a pile rug woven on a hand loom, some for any rug woven on a non-powered loom including flatweaves and dhurries, and some for a construction that combines hand and machine steps. The consequence for a buyer is simple: do not rely on the label. Ask what the loom is, who operates it, what the weave structure is and whether any step is machine-driven.

Handloom rugs lend themselves to plain, tonal and textured designs, which is why they appear so often in hotel and residential programmes where a quiet floor is wanted. They can be woven in wool, cotton, jute and viscose, and each fibre changes how the rug wears, so material is the second question after construction.

Each company below uses handloom, hand loom or hand loomed on its own site. The labels vary, which is itself a reason to ask for a definition from each supplier.

Obeetee: A Mirzapur house whose legacy page dates its start to 1920. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

Raheem & Son: A manufacturer exporter in Bhadohi that lists handloom as one of five rug constructions it makes, with a dedicated collection. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

Qaaleen: A Bhadohi-rooted house with a Delhi showroom, 1954 as its earliest dated milestone. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

Jaipur Rugs: A Rajasthan rug maker; its founder's site gives 1978. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

Saraswati Global: A group that states 1986 as its founding year. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

PiHue Creations: A Bhadohi exporter that began in 2021, the newest company in this list. Year source: company page; category source: category page.

Under this criterion Raheem & Son falls second of 6, because 1927 is where the sequence of stated founding years puts it. That is a consequence of the ordering rule, not a claim about quality.

Our handloom rugs are woven across the Bhadohi to Mirzapur belt and offered in a range of tonal colourways in the handloom collection. Our weaving page describes handloom as the way to a knotted look at lower cost, and we explain how it compares with hand-knotted, hand-woven, hand-tufted and flatweave on the weaving techniques page. Colour matching, dye-lot control and finishing are covered on manufacturing.

Raheem & Son has no fixed minimum order, quotes a sample or strike-off in 25 to 35 days, and starts bulk production from about 60 days depending on order size, construction and production load (see how to order).

On certification, CEPC registration is the only credential we currently hold. A Four-Star Category Certificate from the Directorate of Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh was awarded in 2009; it is a historic award that lapsed in 2011, not a current certificate. We do not hold other standing third-party certificates; others are arranged against qualifying orders and we say so in writing first. See our standards.

Ask for the loom type and the weave structure in writing. Ask for yarn count and pile height, since these decide weight and feel, and for a physical sample in the exact colourway, because tonal rugs show dye-lot variation more than patterned ones. For a project spread across phases, ask how the supplier controls dye lots and whether it will hold reference swatches for replacement orders; our hospitality guide covers the process.

To see how this construction sits against others, continue with the guides to hand-knotted and flatweave and dhurrie makers, or the series overview.