How to identify the Persian Rugs and Oriental Rugs?
The biggest confuse a machine-made rug in oriental design with hand-knotted oriental rugs. Industrially manufactured carpets mainly consist of synthetic fibres and colours, have a much smaller variety, and comparatively lower quality, produced in only 2 - 3 hours. In contrast, an oriental rug is knotted by hand over many months and is therefore much more durable and robust. It consists of natural sheep's wool that, in some cases, is even coloured completely with plant dyes. Here we have listed all important differences in detail. Another trap is the origin and quality of the hand-knotted rug. Persian rugs, for instance, are considered to be the high quality and most respected oriental rugs. For this reason, they are also copied and reknotted outside Iran (formerly Persia). Even though these limitations are mostly of good quality, they do not reach the Persian rugs' high standard and traditional knotting style. India and China are well-known countries with a long tradition in r...