There are many kinds of carpets available in India. Each variety of carpet in India is unique in design and caters to different segments of society. Many techniques were/are employed in weaving of carpets. Nevertheless, some of the most commonly practiced techniques, as far as Indo Islamic carpets are concerned, can be outlined as follow:-

• Hand knotted Carpets: This technique was brought by Mughals. This carpet has a rich appeal since many craftsmen were supported by ruling class. Initially the patterns were Turkish and Persian but later got Indianised. The techniques and patterns were to a large extent adapted by the Kashmiri art.
• Hand Tufted Carpets: In this technique, the carpets have their pile injected a backing material with the help of tufting gun, which is itself bonded to a secondary backing cloth with the use of latex solution to provide stability. Then third backing cloth is used with and finishing is carried out. The tufted carpet can be produced either with loop pile or cut pile.
• Hand Woven carpets: It is a broad category which includes hand knotted carpets as well as flat weave carpets. Knotted carpets include the traditional Persian carpets. The quality of hand woven carpets can be judge by tightness of the weaves and density of the knots.