''Chapter XI SMALL - SCALE INDUSTRIES ART OF WEAVING The first covering used by man was the skin of animals . The discovery of twisting fibres ... CARPETS Carpets are said to have originated from the oases and villages of Central Asia . This art of Kashmir has been a gift of the caravans . In the time of Jehangir , the ...''
Geography of Jammu and Kashmir - Page 141A. N. Raina · 1981
Chib, Sukhdev Singh (1977). Jammu and Kashmir. Light & Life Publishers. p. 81.
''Origin: Once upon time, from Persia a Sufi mystic named Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani visited Kashmir. His caravan comprised highly skilled weavers and came via the silk route. And thus, Kashmir became the land of carpet weaving. Another school of thought believes, in 15th century, Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin king Budshah introduced this craft to Kashmir. However, both theories find comfort in the fact that artisans were invited from Persia to train Kashmiris in the art of spinning and weaving. These hand knotted carpets are locally known as KalBaffi or .'' https://craffi.com/Product-Detail.aspx?Pcode=PD-27
