Although the Kashmiri Carpets are world famous for their colours, designs, fabric and durability. But for floor covering rughs are finely embroided all over in superior woolen yarn, with technique of continued stitches, not by the needles but by the hook done over Hessian and sometimes on hand woven cotton covering all the base.

For embroidery, apart from the floral patterns, animals and human figures are also used. The designs are traced by the naqqash, while the embroidery work is done in two or three ply woolen yarn. Silk yarn is also used sometimes. Around 6000 workers are engaged in this craft.

A chain stitched rugh has the look of a carpet, substituting pile by texture. Hessian based chain stitch is also used for variety of smaller articles as screen drapes, wall hangings and cushion covers, etc.