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Hand made rugs: Machine made rugs: Shopping for fabulous home decor? Area Rugs-101 One to two months labor is generally necessary to complete either process. Once an order is complete, the area rugs are loaded into massive shipping containers and make their way across the Atlantic to an American port. From there, the journey through customs and to our warehouse ensues, making it’s final destination to you! All in all, 3-4 months is the usual timeframe necessary to create hand made rugs. We hope this crash course in “Rug Speak” helps you to make a more informed decision, when choosing a new work of art for your floor. Hand-knotting involves actually tying the yarn into the template, incorporating specific knots handed down for generations. Most hand-knotted area rugs are exquisitely produced and have unmatched durability. Natural fringe on either end is commonly found with these designs. Fine wool and silks are the most common yarn used for hand-knotted styles. Hand-cut & loop or hand-hooking. One of the more involved processes, there are two textures featured in this group. Manufacture type is identical to hand-tufting, except that several areas of the rug are “looped”, in a Berber type fashion. Generally, the pile height is lower than a hand-tufted rug, but not always. Rugs that retain a pile of ½” or higher, with the exception of the hooked areas, have stunning visual interest & incredible depth. Wool and modified acrylic are generally used for this type of hand made rugs. With hand-tufting, these works of art are transferred to a template; an actual fabric piece cut to size, with a pattern of the exact rug inked onto it. The desired yarn is then inserted in strands with a Tufting Gun into its proper location, depending on the color of the area to be woven. Once the strands are in place, they are given a trim and a natural cotton fabric is then permanently adhered to the back of the rug to prevent unraveling. The edges are surged to prevent unraveling, (sometimes after the backing has been adhered, adding to the integrity of the finish). A device similar to a small mower is then drawn over the tufted rug several times, in a process called “Carding”. This creates a flush, even pile height. Finally, detailed carving is incorporated into the finished rug with special shears, to add dimension and texture. Modified acrylic, acrylic and wool are used within this type of hand made rugs. Hand made rugs include hand-tufted, hand-knotting, hand-cut & loop, also known as hand-hooked. It all begins with the design, supplied by world renowned artists, arriving at the rug factory. Machine made rugs are also referred to as power loomed or machine-woven. Enormous looms are threaded with thousands of continuous strands of selected yarns and actually programmed by a computer to then weave the desired style, over & over. The edges are surged (bound) on both sides to prevent unraveling. As the rug designs are compiled, each single rug is cut, the ends surged, folded over & secured in place by either more surging or an adhesive. (The automation of production allows for a quicker shipping & delivery time to the United States, than their hand-tufted counterparts.) Machine-made rugs do not have a fabric backing on them and are easily identified by this feature. The machine weaving is extremely accurate in regards to design consistency, tightness of the yarn & low pile height. Reduced shedding and durability are also benefits found with area rugs manufactured on looms of this nature. Nylon, Olefin, Advanced Heat-set Polypropylene and some wools are commonly used in the machine made rugs. When the time comes for adding a splash of colour to your home decor, The Rug Pile has it all. Area rugs galore, with an abundance of qualities, textures and hues. This adventure in rug shopping can become daunting however, due to a veritable cornucopia of unknown terminology. Well, we’ve compiled a "fabulous area rugs for easy home decor" guide to the all differences you may encounter when comparing brands, styles and yarns. We’ll focus on the basics for now – manufacturing processes. There are generally two types of weaving; either machine-made or hand made. Our explanations are as follows:

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