Often times, the most important thing about having a rug in a bedroom is making sure that it not only looks great but also adds extra comfort.
An easy solution is to get a large rug, around 8’ x 10’ or 9’ x 12’ to sit underneath the entire bed and bedside table. This should allow the rug to frame the bed and still have enough visible to be able to appreciate the rug.…
Wool – Sheep’s wool is the most common material used to weave oriental rugs and can be used for the pile as well as the foundation of the rug. Generally, animals at higher altitudes yield better quality wool because it causes them to produce more lanolin; a wax-like substance that gives the wool a unique sheen as well as makes it stronger and easier to clean.
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Living rooms are flexible depending on how you intend to lay the rug but there are two common positions which lend themselves well to comfortable arrangements.
The first would be to use a rug that would run the length of the couch such as a 5’ x 6’, 5’ x 7’, or a 6’ x 9’. With a relatively smaller rug, you can brighten up a conversation area without paying for s…
The best size rug for a dining room depends on the size of the table that will be sitting on top of it. The most important part is to be sure that all four legs of the chairs stay on the rug to avoid catching the edge when being moved in and out. This means that for a common dining room table which seats six you would want a rug around 8’ x 10’. Keep in mind whether you plan to insert…
With a handmade rug, the foundation is its skeleton which consists of warps and wefts. The weaver creates a grid-like structure which is the foundation in order to keep the knots they tie in place.
Warp – The warp runs vertically through a rug and is strung along the loom before the weaving is begun. When a rug is finished it is cut from the loom and the excess warp on either end…
Handwoven Rugs – Handwoven or handmade rugs are made by weavers who wrap the dyed wool or silk around two warp threads to form a knot. After each row of knots is tied the weaver then passes a weft across the top to secure it. There could be two or more wefts in a rug depending on where it was woven. This process is continued by carefully tying knots, row by row, until the rug is fi…
