Oriental rugs

Oriental rugs

Industry: Home furnishings

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Oriental rugs

foundation

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

The warp and weft is the basis/foundation of a rug.

fringe

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Warps extending from the ends of a rug which are treated in several ways to prevent the wefts and knots from unravelling.

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ground

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Background color which sets off the principle design motif of the rug.

hand

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Tactile qualities of a fabric including softness, stiffness, rough, scratchy, etc.

hand hooked (hand tufted)

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Rug-making process by which craftsmen insert yarn into a backing with a hand held single-needle tufting tool. The machine is often called a "gun." The rugs pattern is stenciled on primary backing ...

hand knotted rugs

Home furnishings; Oriental rugs

Oriental Rugs made by weavers who knot pile yarns around the warp fibers that run the length of the rug. Generally, the more knots per square ", the more valuable the hand knotted rugs.