Do you want to bring a unique piece of craftsmanship and history into your home? Then a handmade rug is the perfect choice. Hand-knotted or hand-woven rugs are made using traditional methods, natural dyes and specific colours. An expert can trace the origins of a hand-knotted rug based on the materials used, knotting technique, colour combinations and patterns. Each rug is carefully handmade, from spinning and dyeing the wool to weaving and finishing. That is why it takes months on average to make a vintage rug.
In contrast, machine-made rugs are produced much faster, often within hours. Using computer-controlled looms, these rugs can be made at a rapid pace. While handmade rugs are usually made of wool, machine-made rugs also use synthetic materials.
The price of a hand-knotted rug is often higher than that of a machine-made rug. In addition, handmade rugs have more vibrant colours and patterns, which makes them look more natural. A high-quality handmade rug is a sustainable investment for your interior, because it retains its value or can even increase in value.
How do you recognize a handmade carpet?
If you want to enhance your interior with a beautiful handmade rug, such as a vintage rug or kilim, pay attention to the following features to make sure you are not buying a machine-made item.
1. Fringed Edge: Hand-knotted rugs have fringes on the two short sides, which serve to hold the knotted material together. These fringes are an integral part of a handmade rug and are an extension of the material used. If the fringes look unnatural or were added to the rug later, you are dealing with a machine-made rug.
2. Underside of the rug: The underside of a rug clearly reveals the difference between handmade and machine-made. A handmade rug is not attached to a backing, so the underside looks about the same as the top, but with possibly uneven knots. The colors on both sides are equally bright. With machine-made rugs, the weave and knots on the underside are always even and perfect, and the colors are often duller because of the attachment to a backing.
3. Perfectly imperfect: The manual production process of rugs makes it virtually impossible to have no small irregularities in the design. These small imperfections are inherent to authentic hand-knotted rugs. In contrast, the pattern of machine-made rugs is very precise and completely symmetrical, making the whole thing look unnatural.
In short:
- Handmade rugs are often made from natural materials such as wool, silk and cotton.
- Making a hand-knotted rug takes months, while machine-knotted rugs take only hours.
- Handmade rugs offer a much higher quality and can last for generations.
- Handmade rugs are imperfect, while machine-made rugs look perfect and unnatural.
- The underside of a handmade rug reflects the top and the knots are clearly visible. Machine-made rugs have less clear weaving patterns and knots and are often attached to a backing mat.
- Handmade rugs generally retain their value, while machine-made rugs do not.
- That is why we only sell handmade rugs of the highest quality.
Add a touch of craftsmanship and character to your interior with our beautiful collection of handmade rugs.
In contrast, machine-made rugs are produced much faster, often within hours. Using computer-controlled looms, these rugs can be made at a rapid pace. While handmade rugs are usually made of wool, machine-made rugs also use synthetic materials.
The price of a hand-knotted rug is often higher than that of a machine-made rug. In addition, handmade rugs have more vibrant colours and patterns, which makes them look more natural. A high-quality handmade rug is a sustainable investment for your interior, because it retains its value or can even increase in value.
How do you recognize a handmade carpet?
If you want to enhance your interior with a beautiful handmade rug, such as a vintage rug or kilim, pay attention to the following features to make sure you are not buying a machine-made item.
1. Fringed Edge: Hand-knotted rugs have fringes on the two short sides, which serve to hold the knotted material together. These fringes are an integral part of a handmade rug and are an extension of the material used. If the fringes look unnatural or were added to the rug later, you are dealing with a machine-made rug.
2. Underside of the rug: The underside of a rug clearly reveals the difference between handmade and machine-made. A handmade rug is not attached to a backing, so the underside looks about the same as the top, but with possibly uneven knots. The colors on both sides are equally bright. With machine-made rugs, the weave and knots on the underside are always even and perfect, and the colors are often duller because of the attachment to a backing.
3. Perfectly imperfect: The manual production process of rugs makes it virtually impossible to have no small irregularities in the design. These small imperfections are inherent to authentic hand-knotted rugs. In contrast, the pattern of machine-made rugs is very precise and completely symmetrical, making the whole thing look unnatural.
In short:
- Handmade rugs are often made from natural materials such as wool, silk and cotton.
- Making a hand-knotted rug takes months, while machine-knotted rugs take only hours.
- Handmade rugs offer a much higher quality and can last for generations.
- Handmade rugs are imperfect, while machine-made rugs look perfect and unnatural.
- The underside of a handmade rug reflects the top and the knots are clearly visible. Machine-made rugs have less clear weaving patterns and knots and are often attached to a backing mat.
- Handmade rugs generally retain their value, while machine-made rugs do not.
- That is why we only sell handmade rugs of the highest quality.
Add a touch of craftsmanship and character to your interior with our beautiful collection of handmade rugs.
