How can you tell a Persian rug from another Oriental rug?

Fringes. In short, a genuine Oriental or Persian carpet has no sewn-on fringes. The fringes form the end of the warp yarns and are therefore an integral part of the carpet. If you should see on the back of the rug that the fringes have been sewn on, then in all probability it is not a genuine oriental rug.

What is the difference between a Persian and an Oriental rug?

These are the customers we love to discuss anything that has to do with rugs; such as knot counts and motifs. So the simple answer is that Persian rugs are Oriental rugs. Oriental rugs simply refer to rugs made in oriental countries. Persian rugs are made in Iran and Iran is an oriental country.

How can you tell how old a Persian rug is?

Rotate the ruler 90 degrees and count the number of knots in 1 inch of warp. The number of knots per square inch can help date a carpet, depending on the style. For example, modern Isfahan rugs have a higher KPSI than those woven in the 18th and 19th centuries, which seldom exceed 400 KPSI.

How many years does it take to make a Persian rug?

The construction process can take anywhere from a month to 8 years, on the average. You can imagine how long it will take to finish a piece of hand knotted rugs especially if they are bigger in size and more detailed in design. Hand knotted rugs are also generally more expensive than hand tufted and machine made rugs.

How can you tell if an Oriental rug is handmade?

Due to their handmade quality, oriental area rugs do not have perfectly horizontal weft threads. If you look at the underside of the rug, you will see colored knots for unevenness where many areas will appear thicker. This indicates that the rug is handmade.

How long does a handmade rug take to make?

Hand-knotting is the most labour-intensive process to create a rug. A single hand-knotted rug takes about four to five months to make with up to four weavers working on a rug at a time.

How long does it take to make an Afghan rug?

The quality of these carpets can range from coarse to medium in weave. They include felted wool carpets, flat non-pile fabric woven carpets and pile and knotted carpets made of wool, cotton and silk, most of which take six to nine months to make. This makes Afghan carpets unique in almost every aspect of design.