Whts Handmade Carpets??

Handmade Carpets/Rugs.

The very mysteries of how the carpet actually came into existence would always remain the same in the absence of the documentary evidence. However, the market for handmade carpets (area rugs) is potentially growing across the continents. Exquisite design, High quality carpets hand craft working fine carpets have long been the international community of all ages.

Hand-made carpets are technically very different from machine-made carpets. As it is quite relevant from their names, hand-made carpets are woven by hands while machine-made carpets undergo treatments by various machines.

One of the most prominent differences between handmade and machine-made carpets is that the handmade holds a valuable impression. The other main difference between these two types of rugs is the actual manner of construction.

More clarity on the differences can be explained in terms of:

• Knots used. 


• Sides and Ends sewn.


• Back of the carpets.


• Materials used.


• Touch.


• Manufacturing process.

Machine-made carpets are not woven by hand but are loomed by a computer generated system or apparatus. There are no knots in machine-made rugs. Whereas in a hand-made rug, each knot is hand knotted and tied.

Hand-knotted carpets are the most durable in tenure. Usually an Oriental rug quality is judged by the knots per square inch (KPSI). The more the count, better the quality.

Knot density is an indicator of quality. More the number of knots per square inch, better the quality. KPSI is the density i.e. knots per square inch.

• 80 or less KPSI denotes poor quality.


• 120 to 330 are medium to good.


• 330 or more KPSI denotes good to very good quality and more than that are classified as exclusively fine pieces.

Hand-made carpets are traditionally more expensive than those made by machines. Countries that are known to produce beautifully crafted hand-knotted rugs include Iran, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Iraq and Morocco (among others). Hand-knotted rugs are descendants of Oriental Rugs and can be made in any shape, size, coloured or design.

Handmade rugs are rich in colours and tightly woven and they are meant to last for generations. In fact there is no history that a handmade rug lost its value over time, ever. Handmade carpets tend to increase in value with age.