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Handmade Rug VS Hand-Tufted Rug

HANDMADE RUG  vs  HAND-TUFTED RUG – !!! -TELL THE DIFFERENCE

One of the best ways to tell the difference between the two types of rugs is by checking the underside or the back of the rug. If the weaving and the knots are not perfectly uniform, you know it is a handmade rug. In addition, you can actually distinguish the individual knots when you look at the back of the rug. This is because, in making handmade rugs, weavers manually insert the knots into the foundation of the rug and tie each knot by hand.

Not surprisingly, because it is a fully manual process, this results in the unevenness that you can see on the underside of the rug. You cannot see individual knots at the back of a machine made rug because there aren’t any. Held together by an over stitch  are piles construction and this smooth over stitch pattern is what you can see on the entire back of a machine made rug.

HAND-TUFTED RUG

Power loom Rug

Backing of machine made rug

Machine-made rugs simply lack the personality that one finds in authentic handmade rugs. As mass-produced items, machine-made rugs are almost always less valuable than their hand-made counterparts. Of course, while cost is certainly an important factor, the most important distinction between machine-made rugs and handmade rugs is the simple and inescapable fact that handmade rugs are almost always more expressive, more adventurous, and more exciting than machine-made rugs, which may be artful, but are not art the same way that hand-made rugs are.

 

 

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We provide the West Coast with the most comprehensive collection of new, oriental, and antique rugs. The most trusted and reliable source for rugs and home decor for over three generations. Take advantage of our award winning customer service on your next interior design project and enjoy all of the benefits we provide our loyal clients. Rugs & More is proud to have earned the Santa Barbara News Press’ Readers Choice Award for eighteen years running! We would like to thank our loyal patrons for helping us accomplish this.

Rugs & More is recognized as the ultimate shopping destination for the world’s finest rugs. Our rugs are sourced internationally and are hand selected and surveyed to ensure the highest quality. In conclusion, We also offer rugs that have been produced in collaboration with renowned interior designers, including Kathryn Roberts and Barbara Barry. Additionally, Rugs & More supplies rugs for high-profile hotels. It is an honor to have created exclusive collections for the Four Seasons, San Ysidro, and other famous getaways.

Rugs & More provides the West Coast with the most comprehensive collection of new, antique, & oriental rugs.
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