Different Types Of Oriental Rugs

1. Different Types Of Oriental Rugs Are you looking to add a new rug to your home décor? Are you overwhelmed with the plethora of choices available? Are you unable to decide which kind of rug best suits your home needs? Fear not! Allow us to make things a wee bit simple for you. HAND-KNOTTED RUGS A hand-knotted rug takes anywhere from a couple of months to a few years to complete, depending on the kind and number of knots and design used. With sturdy and lasting construction, all hand-knotted rugs easily have a life span of 10-25 years while the heirloom ones survive upwards of 100 years. HAND-TUFTED RUGS The Hand-Tufted rugs may look like hand- knotted ones, the process that creates them is totally different. Hand-Tufted rugs are created without using knots. Loops of yarns are pulled through a canvas that forms the rug foundation. MACHINE MADE RUGS The Machine-made Rugs are mass-produced using a power loom. As a result, machine-made rugs are never one-of-a-kind heirloom treasures meant to be passed on to our progeny. They often cost a fraction of what artisanal rugs mentioned above cost and can be changed at your own whim and fancy. FLATWEAVE RUGS Flatweave rugs refer to rugs that use a specific technique of weaving that does not require knots. The technique manifests an interlacing of warp strands, that serve as the foundation for the rug, with weft strands and produces no pile. NEEDLEPOINT RUGS Needlepoint rugs are another example of pileless floor textiles. Needlepoint rugs are woven on open grid cotton fabric, “canvas” with a sewing needle and wool yarn. Such a canvas allows for incredible detail and endless variation in design and motifs. SOUMAK RUGS This is a beautiful Beige, Brown, Rust Color Nourison Nourmak design Hand-Knotted, Soumak Oriental 100% Wool Rug. Story Behind the Art Nourison's patented "Soumak" weave was specifically created to give such a sophisticated masterpiece the elegant, antique look of fine museum pieces. www.orientalrugofhouston.com