The Art and Craft of Handmade Rugs
Know your Rugs
The Art and Craft of Rug Making! In order for a handmade carpet to decorate your space, many stages are required and usually enough time that can even reach years.
The materials used to weave rugs contribute immensely to the overall impression of the rug – its color, texture, feel, and most importantly, its durability.
Of the materials commonly used to make a rug, certainly the most common are wool, cotton, silk and the various dyes used to get the colors of the piece right.
Here is a step-by-step of the art of the carpet and the description of their manufacture from the moment the raw wool is obtained:
The Art and Craft of Rug Making
Selection
of raw materialThe best quality wool is collected, cleaned and processed.
Carding, Combing & SpinningThe raw wool is combed and then spun into yarn
DyeingIn the old days dyes were only vegetable, on the contrary now there are also chemical ones.
WeavingArtisans weave the rugs from a provided rug pattern.
WashingThe rugs are washed to bring out the natural luster in the yarns used and to remove any dirt from the weaving process.
FinishingCompleted carpets are straightened, trimmed, finished and are now ready for use.
