{"id":1617,"date":"2019-06-17T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T15:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/98.87.68.78\/how-oriental-rugs-are-made\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:11:58","slug":"how-oriental-rugs-are-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugsource.com\/blog\/how-oriental-rugs-are-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How Oriental Rugs are Made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Creating an oriental\nrug is a process that takes several months to a few years to finish\nby hand. This ancient rug is one of the most desired in the world,\nrepresenting over 2,500 years of history and craftsmanship in its\nintricate design. While machines today can make oriental rugs<\/a> far\nfaster, they lack the uniqueness of being handmade. In addition, they\nare considered lower in value and not as desired as those made by\nhand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the Rug by Hand <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making oriental rugs<\/strong><\/a> by hand is still an art form, combining thousands of years of learned techniques with natural materials. It all is based on a design plate or comes from the mind of the weaver depending on their experience and skill level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All rugs have an\nunderlying structure where the pile is connected through a series of\nknots consisting of warps and wefts. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warp<\/strong>: This is the strand running vertically on the rug. They are the threads that have knots tied to them for support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wefts<\/strong>: They are placed between the warps to keep the knots in place. The weft strand is passed through the warp and then combed and compacted into place. This creates a tight structure of knots which make for a stronger, more durable rug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rug\u2019s fringe is the loose ends of the warp that have been tied to keep it together. So, a person creating an oriental rug<\/a> would have a series of warps or vertical threads in place and weave the wefts or horizontal threads, batten them down, and connect them with the knots. The more knots, the stronger the rug and more valuable it becomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting an Oriental Rug<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything starts\nwith the design. This could be a design requested by a customer or\nquite often the rugs utilize the designs of the local area or tribes.\nSometimes, specific diagrams are requested for the weaver to place in\nthe formation of the rug. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials<\/strong>: The three most common materials are wool, cotton, and silk. Depending on the region, the hair from goats or camels are used as well. This is because the rug is meant to represent the village, town, or tribe that creates it. And uses the local resources that are available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n