- The most labour-intensive weaving process, conducted by specially-trained artisans
- Working off a rug map, artisans tie individual knots to build up the rug’s design one row at a time
- The quality of a hand-knotted rug is determined by the number of knots per square inch (KSPI)
- A higher KPSI requires greater skill on the part of the weaver and results in a higher-quality rug
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Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm) |
Time to Manufacture | Durability |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-Knotted | 5-12 months | 20+ years |
How To Identify:
Individual, often uneven knots are visible on the back of these rugs, mirroring the pattern visible on the front.
- Individual tufts of yarn are punched into a pre-made backing fabric with a special tufting gun
- This tool hooks and pulls yarn through the backing to form loops or piles
- This process is less skill and labor-intensive than hand-knotting, so rugs can be completed in a shorter amount of time
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Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm) |
Time to Manufacture | Durability |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-Tufted | 4-6 months | 3-10 years |
How To Identify:
These rugs have a canvas backing glued on to hold the knots in place and usually have a cut or cut and loop pile.
- Flat-weave rugs are created on a loom, rather than knotted or tufted
- These rugs are often reversible, with designs on both sides
- Because they only consist of warp and weft threads they don’t have the thickness of knotted and tufted rugs
- Flat-weave rugs are lightweight and often require rug pads to stay in place
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Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm) |
Time to Manufacture | Durability |
|---|---|---|
| Flat-Weave | 3-4 months | 20+ years |
How To Identify:
With their woven construction, these rugs are flat and don’t have a pile.
- Weavers use a loom to create these rugs by hand
- The loom holds the warp (vertical) threads in place and allows the interweaving of the weft (horizontal)
- Different looms are used to produce different types of rugs: including felted textures, shag, naturals or solid and border rugs
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Rug Type-5'x8' (150x240cm) |
Time to Manufacture | Durability |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-Loomed | Construction dependent (3-5 months) | 3-10 years |
How To Identify:
Hand-loomed rugs usually have a low to medium pile (other than shags, which have a deep pile) and can have a canvas backing added to them.
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Measure before you start
Before you start looking at rugs you need to measure the dimensions of your room to work out the approximate space you have for a rug and any constraints you have (door openings, etc.).
Bigger is usually better
A small rug can make a room look small and its elements disconnected. When in doubt, go for a bigger size to help tie everything together.
The 18-Inch rule
Most interior designers will tell you to leave around 18 inches of bare floor around a rug to get the right proportions. For small spaces you can tweak this, however.
Don’t be afraid to experiment
You’re allowed to bend the rules a bit when choosing a rug – they’re only guidelines after all. shed. These are either trimmed or untrimmed (or sometimes a combination of the two) to produce the required designs in a rug.
Sizing Guide
| Shape | Size in ft | Size in cm | Ideal For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectangle | 3'x5'-4'x6' 5'x8'-6'x9' 75'-95' 8'x10'-9'x12' 10'x13'-12'x15' |
190x150-120x180cm 150x240-180x270cm 230x290cm 240x300-270x360cm 300x390-360x460cm |
Living Rooms Bedrooms Entryways Offices |
| Square | 4'x4' 6'x6' 8'-8' 10'x10' |
120x120cm 180x180cm 230x290cm 240x240cm 300x300cm |
Living Rooms Dining Rooms |
| Runner | 6'x8' 3'x12' |
180x240cm 90x360cm |
Bedrooms Hallways |
| Circle | 4' 6' 8' 10' |
240cm 180cm 240cm 300cm |
Living Rooms Dining Rooms Entryways |
| Oval | 6'x9' 8'x10' |
180x270cm 240x300cm |
Living Rooms Dining Rooms |
| Octagon | 4' 6' 8' |
120cm 180cm 240cm |
Dining Rooms Entryways |
| Semi-Circle | 2'x4' | 60x120cm | Entryways |
| Kidney | 3'x5' 4'x6' |
90x150cm 120x180cm |
Living Rooms |
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