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 produced using traditional methods, natural dyes and specific colours. A connoisseur can trace the origin of a hand-knotted rug on the basis of the materials used, knotting technique, color combinations and patterns. Each rug is carefully crafted by hand, 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 carpets are produced much faster, often within hours. These carpets can be made at a rapid pace using computer-controlled looms. While handmade rugs are usually made of wool, machine-made rugs also use synthetic materials.
The price of a hand-knotted rug is therefore often higher than that of a machine-made rug. In addition, handmade rugs have more vibrant colors and patterns, making 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, look for the following characteristics to make sure you don't buy a machine-made one.
1. Fringed Edge: Hand-knotted rugs have fringes on the two short sides, which serve to hold the tied 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 later attached to the rug, you're dealing with a machine-made rug.
2. Bottom of the rug: The bottom of a rug clearly reveals the difference between handmade and machine-made. A handmade rug is not attached to a bottom mat, so the underside looks similar to the top, but with potentially uneven knots. The colors on both sides are equally bright. With machine-made carpets, the weaves and knots on the underside are always even and perfect, and the colors are often duller due to the attachment to a base mat.
3. Perfectly Imperfect: The manual production process of rugs makes it virtually impossible not to have minor irregularities in the design. These small flaws are inherent in authentic hand-knotted carpets. In contrast, the pattern of machine-made carpets is very precise and completely symmetrical, which makes the whole 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 only take 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 bottom of a handmade rug reflects the top and the knots are clearly visible. Machine-made carpets have less obvious weaves and knots and are often attached to an underlay.
- Handmade rugs generally retain their value, while machine-made rugs do not.
- That's 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 carpets are produced much faster, often within hours. These carpets can be made at a rapid pace using computer-controlled looms. While handmade rugs are usually made of wool, machine-made rugs also use synthetic materials.
The price of a hand-knotted rug is therefore often higher than that of a machine-made rug. In addition, handmade rugs have more vibrant colors and patterns, making 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, look for the following characteristics to make sure you don't buy a machine-made one.
1. Fringed Edge: Hand-knotted rugs have fringes on the two short sides, which serve to hold the tied 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 later attached to the rug, you're dealing with a machine-made rug.
2. Bottom of the rug: The bottom of a rug clearly reveals the difference between handmade and machine-made. A handmade rug is not attached to a bottom mat, so the underside looks similar to the top, but with potentially uneven knots. The colors on both sides are equally bright. With machine-made carpets, the weaves and knots on the underside are always even and perfect, and the colors are often duller due to the attachment to a base mat.
3. Perfectly Imperfect: The manual production process of rugs makes it virtually impossible not to have minor irregularities in the design. These small flaws are inherent in authentic hand-knotted carpets. In contrast, the pattern of machine-made carpets is very precise and completely symmetrical, which makes the whole 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 only take 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 bottom of a handmade rug reflects the top and the knots are clearly visible. Machine-made carpets have less obvious weaves and knots and are often attached to an underlay.
- Handmade rugs generally retain their value, while machine-made rugs do not.
- That's 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.
