Based on the “naksha”, or a master plan, the design is plotted on a huge graph paper, each square of which represents one knot. Nakshas are made with colors much brighter than those eventually used in the rug. Each color on the naksha indicates a specific shade of yarn, enabling the weaver to read the design easily

The woolen yarn, which can be either hand spun or machine spun, is dyed in our state-of-the-art dyeing facilities and checked for color-fastness from exposure to light and rubbing. The loom is prepared for weaving a hand knotted rug by setting two rows of warps that are stretched vertically and closely from the top of the loom, to bottom. The rug progresses as knot after knot of woolen yarn on the warps, is tied. After a row is woven, a cotton thread is put between the two rows of warps and is hammered down. This is the first weft which gives the rug its body. A second weft interlocks the warps across each row to keep the knots in place. These are then beaten down to ensure they stay even. This is repeated until the rug is entirely woven. Washing, clipping the excess pile, color sorting to clarify the pattern, and stretching to ensure symmetry, are only a few of the many stages in the finishing process. The most important of these is washing. OBEETEE specializes in a wide range of washing techniques, each of which imparts a different look to the rug.