Rugs & Carpet

 Hand-knotting is a centuries-old technique for creating intricately designed rugs. A hand-knotted area rug is a one-of-a-kind piece woven entirely by hand on a unique loom. Oriental and Persian carpets are popular forms of hand-knotted area rugs. Natural materials such as wool, silk, and cotton are used to create these carpets. They have a smoother, less textured pile. These are woven one knot by the most accomplished carpet weavers utilizing old techniques. Hand-knotted area rugs are exceptional in quality and are works of art that you may walk on. A hand-knotted area rug is one-of-a-kind and is created on a loom, knot by knot, with materials such as pure silk, wool, bamboo silk, and cotton. The number of knots per square inch at the back of the carpet determines the quality of these carpets, which have a flatter pile. A rug with a higher density of knots per square inch is of higher quality. Producing a hand-knotted area rug necessitates a high level of expertise and, in many c...

  A Loom Knot Rugs is traditionally handwoven on a vertical loom with a mounted wrap. They often have no fringes or properly secured ends or sides. Their making is by pressing strands of fiber together by using thin threading. The thickness of the rod determines the depth of the pile height. The weaving technique is such that the designs are limited to certain restrictions. However, they can have a beautiful loop pile, cut pile, or a mix of both in them. Later after the weaving, the rug goes through applying synthetic latex and a cloth sheet to the carpets back to join them together. The latex strengthens the handloom rug, which saves it from disentangling. How Hand-Loomed Rugs Are Made A contemporary hand-loomed rug originates from an ancient weaving method, given a new twist to create different looks. Traditionally, all rugs woven on handloom are considered flatweaves. They looked the same on both sides and had no pile (the fuzzy, top side of most rugs) and were a heavy piece of...