Thursday, December 19, 2013

Are you looking for BIGGEST CARPET MANUFACTURERS for hotel, resorts, apartments?

Biggest Carpet manufacturers :

I have received one email from one of the client, they said that they are looking for manufacturers of carpets for their projects.

When we checked which projects? They said they do for hotels, villas, residential apartments, resorts etc. and they need carpets for one of the new project.

We have seen in many cases that when someone search for actual manufacturers of any items, in this case, its carpet, they find some links and get to them, without properly checking are they TRUE manufacturers?

There are many companies who do not have their own manufacturing set up and they are selling carpets. There is nothing wrong in that, but the main issue is the price, the price will always be high, when you check with a manufacturers or trader(so called manufacturer).

We continuously try that the client who looks for manufacturers, should always contact them directly. This is the reason i have to post this blog, that please do not misguide yourself.

One more thing keeping manufacturing unit is not so easy, but since its our passion for carpet, we are continuing with it. You can always check us for the best quotation for carpets, may be in wool, silk or any material and we will send your best out of best prices with best suitable quality.

You can always check us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com with cc at info@surekasgroup.com


Friday, August 02, 2013

Hemp Rugs & carpets

Hemp Carpets and Rugs :

 Something eco friendly, natural and abrash look, is nothing but hemp. This is yarn which is bit harsh, but is very high in strength and look. There are different types of handmade carpets and rugs made with hemp, in different counts.

 In addition to different qualities of handknotted hemp, in 80 knots, 100 knots or so, flatwoven pattern is also choosen for high end clients. Here is the picture of hemp rug on loom, showing the look. These types can be made in any sizes with width upto 4mtrs or say 12 ft.
hemp rug
Flatwoven Hemp Rug
For more details you may contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com



Sunday, July 28, 2013

Viscose rugs

hand-tufted viscose rug
Hand-tufted Viscose rug
Viscose rugs can be made in handtufted and handknotted, even in such other floor coverings like dhurries.

Viscose yarn have high shinning, soft feel and moderate in price which is therefore being used in handmade rugs.

Normally the ground or say the base is made in wool with the designs in viscose yarn, this gives very rich look in every respect.

There are also many cases where the whole rugs are made of viscose, this means that no wool is being used. These viscose rugs if made in handtufted are thick, but if made in handknotted are thin pile, as this looks great in case of high knots...

Regarding colours there are many colours available for viscose rugs. You can choose from pom box we have and can ask for the rugs.

Some think that viscose rug can replace silk rugs...this is a myth. Viscose yarn used is nothing but kind of cotton yarn, with some techincal treatment is made to be used in making the rugs, these are sensitive to water. For high class who need something which is better and more strengthful they should use silk rugs.

Viscose rugs are cheap rugs and can be made in any sizes like 6x9, 8x10, 9x12, 10x14 or any other big sizes.

You can chek more details from us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Kelim rugs-dhurrie


kelim rug
Dhurries area rug
dhurrie area rug
kelim rug
Kelim rugs

These are flatwoven, made in some countries most popular india at this time being very flexible in making different designs, sizes, colour matching cheap prices and such other benefits...

Are you looking for kelim rug? Kelim dhurry? Don't get confused between these 2 terms, they are more or less same.

Dhurries are flatwoven rugs which are made in various designs, popular is kelims or kilims. These days many contemporary dhurries are also being made in india, these are very much in demand, in terms of look, colour enhancements etc...

There are many different kinds of wool being used to make these area rugs, indian wool, blended wool and newzealand wool...

As per the prices we make these kilims designs or contemporay dhurries for our clients... The look and feel matters a lot in these types. The better wool you use more smooth and soft feel you get...

Dhurrie area rug : This term means flatwoven rugs, mainly without pile, which are laid on floor in some specific size and design...

For your bulk or custom requirments in kelim area dhurry-rug you can contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Friday, July 12, 2013

Hand-tufted rugs in uk

Handtufted rugs in uk

Handtufted rugs in uk is in heavy demand mainly custom rugs. Uk is united kingdom. All cities in uk are mostly towards hand-tufted woolen carpets in different design pattern. There are many handtufted rug dealer, wholesaler, importer in uk, who have large selection of cheap rugs, majorily are being manufactured in india.


These dealers in uk mainly import rugs from manufacturers like us in large quantity...they then offer these through their chains in different parts of uk.


These dealers/retailers at the same time place orders of custom designs, and sizes along with their bulk orders.

The main issue obstruct is when the client needs something and the dealer wrongfully understands and place the order...here role of a manufacturer of handtufted rugs comes into picture.

Like in our case we make things understand better in every manner to avoid any problem. May be the rug required is for bed room, living room, stairs runner or anything a manufacturer can make...

For more details to know how to get your handtufted rugs to be made you can contact us at 
sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com


yoga mats

cotton yoga mat
cotton yoga mat
Yoga mats made in india.

The journey of making yoga mats started when in ancient times people use to perform aasans and instead of sitting on bare floor they need something on which they can sit, lay and perform...

There are different kind of mats being made for yoga in different sizes, different pattern, different colours.

Here let's discuss more about colour therapy in addition to yoga. Think that you buy that yoga mat, which is appropriate in colour suitable for you. For example yellow is lucky for you and suitable, so buy yellow colour yoga mat...

Now the other issue is that what kind of mat it should be appropriate? The best and appropriate is cotton. Yoga mats made in cotton yarn is mostly in demand. There are many times also when the demand is of yoga mats made in wool for cities which are very cold, in this case cotton mats are not appropriate.

next issue is size, what size is more appropriate? It should not be less than 30 inches in width and 60 inches in length. There are many moves in performance of yoga where one has to turn left or right.


Next thing is the thickness. The mat should be appropriate in thickness so that when you sit and perform yoga, your body should not feel the hardness of floor...

Bulk order or individual pcs order can be managed by a true manufacturers.

For any more details regarding the yoga mats you can contact us directly, as we being manufacturers of rugs and mats can make you understand things better... Our email I'd is sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com


Monday, July 08, 2013

IKAT RUGS-DHURRIES

IKAT  IS A HOT TERM IN FLOOR COVERINGS.

The first question is what are these ikat rugs or dhurries?

The true sense is where the warp and weft id dyed (in tie-die), which gives the effect of this after weaving. After wrapping, the warp threads are dyed, and when finished and unwrapped, the areas under the ties have stayed the original colour. 

ikat dhurries
ikat dhurry
Designs generally are worked out on graph paper. Great care must be taken in putting the warp on the loom, keeping all the threads in position is necessary for the design to work. The natural movement during weaving gives ikat designs a feathered edge which characterize this technique .

Now what we are offering here is IKAT LOOK RUGS, have a look here and advise.
ikat rugs
ikat rug

If you have any queries, regarding this, you may always contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com



Tuesday, June 04, 2013

recycled silk rugs- saree silk

You name it recycled silk or saree silk its in most of the cases one and the same thing.

The rugs trend has been changed from normal silk to different look where these are made not with the normal silk yarn but handspun silk yarn which is recycled.

These are mostly used by the indian manufacturers likes us in flat woven rugs, in different patterns and designs. This is also made in one colour giving shaded effect.

for more details you may contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Monday, June 03, 2013

Vintage hand-knotted patch carpets

Vintage hand-knotted patch carpets are ones we make it look vintage. The effect of this kinds comes better in hand-knotted weave.
vintage style hand-knotted carpets
vintage style hand-knotted carpets
Classical or traditional handknotted design rugs with vintage effect is the best type of carpets, in demand now.

For more details about these kind of vintage collection, you may contact us at  sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com


vintage style hand-knotted rugs
hand-knotted patch vintage rugs


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

vintage patch rug

Vintage patch rug is something which has been made with dyeing, washing, finishing effect, a fresh into vintage look.

These patch rugs are very much in demand these days, and the clients are big houses, villas, designers, who have high class taste. For more details you may contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com


vintage patch rug
vintage patch rug

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Rug contemporary Design

Contemporary design rugs or modern rugs mean more or less the same. Besides this there is also traditional designs.

all these kind of designs are preferable in handmade rugs, mainly hand-tufted. To see the difference in contemporary and traditional designs see one example as under :-

traditional design rug
traditional design rugs

contemporary design rugs
contemporary design rugs
For more details or to see more range of contemporary design rugs, in handmade you may always contact us at  sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Saturday, May 04, 2013

Flatwoven Patch kilim rug-dhurries

kilim patch flatwoven rug
Kilim Patch Flatwoven Rug

There are 2 different ways of making patch rugs in flatwoven, one is cut small-small rugs in different sizes, and stitch them together, and other is weaving on loom the rug in such a way that it looks like patch. In latter case the rug is stitched from upside, which shows that the pcs are stitched, but actually these stitches are just as part of design. In india we manufacture flatwoven dhurries in patch work in both the above mentioned style. To know more please contact us at sales@custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Friday, April 19, 2013

Felt Pouf ottoman and cushion covers

Felt Pouf ottoman and cushion covers


There is no limit to any development, the felt balls which was used in making the rugs, is now also being used to make Pouf...dont trust me? see the picture

Felt balls Pouf furniture
Felt balls Pouf ottoman furniture
This is something we got made with strength that it can absorb weight upto 150 kgs very easily.
felt balls cushion covers
Felt balls cushion covers
compressed felt cushion covers
compressed felt cushion cover



These kind of Felt Pouf furniture are increasing in demand. Not only this, also check the felt balls cushion covers.

For more details you may contact us at info@surekasgroup.com

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Yarn to manufacture Handmade woolen rugs

Do you understand the importance of wool being used in manufacturing handmade carpets and rugs?

Wool being the prime yarn is always to be selected as per the usage of carpets  and also the area where it has to be placed.
100% new zealand wool handmade rug
100% new zealand wool handmade rug 


blended wool handmade rug
Blended wool(new zealand +indian) handmade rug


When we compare different kind of woollen yarn we find majorily 3 types. First is 100 percent newzealand wool, another is mix of newzealand wool and indian wool and third is indian wool.

All different kinds of above mentioned woolen yarns have different properties. The difference they make is the feel, look and fibre length of the yarn.

Handmade carpets with thick pile should always have yarn which have long fibre length.

In case of manufacturing handmade carpets and rugs with short pile or low pile this yarn fibre length may be medium too.

When you need area rug with high shinning and soft feel you should choose 100 % newzealand woollen yarn to manufacture.

For more details you may contact us at info@surekasgroup.com

Flatwoven patch rugs or dhurries

Stiched Patch Flatwoven rug
Stiched Patch Flatwoven rug

Original Patch Flatwoven rug
Original Patch weave Flatwoven rug
These kind of flatwoven rugs or more commonly called dhurries are also made in patch pattern.



By patch pattern we mean one where the weaving is made in such a way that the design itselfs shows patch, other where the dhurries are cut in odd sizes and then these patches are stitched together, and pasted with cloth back or stitched as per the requirement.

For more details you may contact us at info@surekasgroup.com

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Felt carpets and felt rugs

Felt carpets and felt rugsFelt rugs are mainly made in wool


Now it is important to note some issues :

1. felt rugs are made of different kinds.

2. These are made of felt sheets, where these sheets are stenciled in some design and they are used as rugs.

3. Other kind is when these sheets of different thickness are being cut in stripes, to give a look of yarn.

 4. Other kind is when woolen yarn mainly used in making shag rugs in wool are being treated(as also called felt wool shaggy) and then after this felt treatment this rug is made.

 5. Other most successful is pebble design, or say felt balls or stone rug or any such similar name, named to this kind of rugs.

6. One more I know where you cut felt stripes in different shapes like flowers, roses etc. and then weaving is being done. So when you enter or say that you are looking for felt rugs or say felt carpets be sure what you want. Felt rugs made in india are getting popularity all over the world.

To know more about this felt rugs you may write us at globalfloor@gmail.com

Saturday, September 12, 2009

carpet & rug glossary

Hello everyone,

It is very much neecessary to understand the terms we use in handmade carpet or handmade rug industry :

Please find the same as undermentioned, for more details you may visit at www.surekasgroup.com and for custom made you may visit at www.custom-rugs-custom-carpets.com

Abrash : A change in the color of the rug due to a difference in the wool or dye batch or say change or variation in the color of a rug due to differences in the wool or dye bath. The effect of abrash is subtle shading differences.
Antique Wash : A washing technique to make rug look antique.

Antique Reproduction : These are the rugs that are designed and washed in such a way to give antique look.We call this replicas of antique rugs.

Area Rug : A center pc rug laid on floor is called area rug. These are normally 4x6, 5x8, 6x9 and so on.

Art Leather : Artificial leather, not real leather.

Artificial Silk: A man-made fiber to resemble silk, very durable; other names used are rayon and viscose. It is soft to the touch and more affordable than the expensive silk originals . Very commonly called Art.Silk Yarn/Faux Silk

All-Over Design : A pattern which is repeated throughout the field. No central medallion is present or to be more clear Rug pattern that is consistent throughout the field of the rug; not featuring a central medallion or border. A herati pattern is a good example for an all-over design.

Aubuson : We call this a design. Aubuson design. Fine flat carpets woven in France from the 15th to 19th Centuries. They were derived from Moorish weaving with the assistance of Architects and Artists of the royal court. A center of French carpet production which began in the mid 17th century. Many tapestry woven rugs were woven in the 18th and 19th centuries and generally those have designs of flowers and bouquets and architectural motifs

Background color :This is also called base color. Some times background and base colors are same and are being divided by border. The dominant color in the background of the rug. The most widely used background colors are red, blue, beige, and yellow. These colors range in all shades and hues.

Bhadohi : A small district in Uttar Pradesh, India. North Indian 20th century weaving town.

Bijar : Also called Bidgar, normally a design.

Berber : Term popularly used to refer to a natural colored look of carpeting. This style has been developed commercially by carpet manufacturers.

Blend : Carpets composed of more than one kind of fiber. Blended wool of Indian wool and Newzealand wool are being used to make a carpet or rug.

Border : A design that surrounds the field in an oriental rug.

Boteh (Persian for "bush") A pear-shaped figure usually used in the field of an all-over repeat layout. There are many versions of boteh from geometric to curvilinear and simple to complex. Boteh has been thought to symbolize a leaf, a bush, a flame, or a pinecone.

Border : The design which forms the outside edge of a rug and surrounds the field. Sometimes colors of Border and Base/Background are same.

Burn Test : This terst is normally made in case of silk yarn, to check its originality. Sometimes wool are also being passed under this test. A small tuft of fibers from a rug may be burned to test for its content. For example cotton has a vegetable smell when burned. Wool smells faintly like hair. Silk smells distinctly like human hair when burned.

Bukhara (also Bokhara and Bocarra) : Design pattern which typically feature rows of repeating motifs or guls.

Caucasus : Caucasian rugs usually have geometric designs and bright lively colors. Rugs are most frequently doubled wefted and usually woven on either a full wool foundation or on wool warps with cotton wefts. Warps are undyed.

Chemical Dyes : Modern synthetic dyes used in rugs woven after 1935.

Contemporary : Non-traditional styles of rugs that range from shag and braided rugs to pile-weave rugs with geometric or modern patterns.

Chemical Wash : The application is done in order to soften the colors, the wool and increase the sheen of the pile.

Chobash : Blue/red turkoman carpets

Cloth Backed Rug : Normally on the back of an Indian handmade tufted rug. This is sticked with latex so that the pile holds.

Chrome Dyes : Chrome dyes are colorfast (any dye that retains its intensity despite exposure to light and washing), and are produced in an infinite variety of attractive colors and shades. This is Modern synthetic dyes.

Cotton : Cotton is a natural fiber of great durability and strength. The main material used in the foundation of handmade rugs is cotton yarn. This is the most preferable base adopted in handtufted, handknotted, indo-tibetian, shaggy and such other floor coverings.

Colors :These are the main part of the Rug.

Custom made Rugs : When the rugs are made as per the design, colors and size of particular demand, they are called custom made design rugs.
Cut Pile : Cut-pile is a smooth finish created by cutting off the tops of the wool loops. The cut loops are then twisted to make tufts of yarn that stand erect, creating a soft even surface. Also known as 'velour' or 'velvet' pile.

Density: The measure by which the quality of the rug's construction is judged. This is determined by two factors: number of knots and the height of the pile in a given area, in case of hanknotted, and tufting line in case of handtufted. The more densely or tightly packed the yarn is, the more luxurious the pile will feel and the better the rug will wear.

Dhurrie (Dhurie) : A floor covering which is flat is called dhurries. India is famous for this floor coverings. These are, usually made of wool or cotton. Type of Kilim.

Dyes : Dyes are used in coloring pile materials such as wool, silk and cotton. There are two types of dyes: Natural Dyes and Synthetic Dyes. Azo free dyes are also being done, but these are quite expensive than normal synthetic dyes.

Embossed : When carving is made around any design or symbol to enhance the look of the rug, it is called embossing.

Flat Weave : A Rug that describes any rug without pile, normally called dhurry or Soumac

Fringe : Warps extending from the ends of a rug which are treated in several ways to prevent the wefts and knots from unravelling. Warps extending from the ends of an area rug, which are treated in several ways to prevent the wefts and knots from unravelling. Today, artificial fringe is added to some handtufted rugs, to give a knotted look.

Gabbeh or Indo Gabbeh 5/32 Knots : In India, it’s the design which shows birds/animals with bold abstract patters or naïve designs and used to be considered too crude to be worth trading but recently their artistic value has been recognized. Gabeh Design made in India is Indo-Gabeh. Designs made from this knotting system are usually tribal.

Garden Design : Panel designs throughout the field woven with floral motifs, particularly found in a Persian Bahktiari.

Gerus : Bijar design.

Germetch (germetsh) : Small pile-weaving, narrow and rectangular in shape, suspended in the tent-entrance on a rod about 25cm. above the ground to keep out dirt and animals. Visually, such weavings are indistinguishable from torbas and according to Azadi in Turkmen Carpets, only four examples are known.

Gol (Gul) : Flower, rose, a name etc.
Gordes (Ghiordes) : West Anatolian town classical prayer rugs.

Gwalior Carpets : In Gwalior artificial silk rugs are made. These are also called staple carpets.

Hand Spun : Nomally this is a process done in pile material or say in wool only. This method is used when trying to create unique textured effects.

Hand-Knotted : The most expensive and longest to make, hand-knotted rugs are traditionally made with wool or silk. Various qualities represents the design pattern, density and look.The weaver loops wool or silk around the warps one at a time, creating a thick pile. Cotton yarn is then woven through the warps to hold them together. Rug made by weavers who knot pile yarns around the warp fibers that run the length of the rug. Generally, the more knots per square inch, the more valuable the rug. Generally the cotton yarns are tied off to form a decorative fringe. www.handknotted-rugs.com

Hand-Woven : Rugs woven on a hand loom. These area rugs are made on a cottage loom that is operated by hand. The warps are set on the loom frame and the weft is physically woven over the warp using shuttles.
www.handwoven-rugs.com

Hand-Made Area Rug : Where a Rug is made totally or majorily with handwork, it is called handmade rug.There are different types of hand-made area rugs: knotted, tufted, hooked, looped and flat weave. www.handmade-carpets.com

Hand-Tufted : Hand-tufted rugs are made much like hand-hooked rugs, except that the loops are sheared to create a flat surface. Tufted rugs can be made with combinations of fibers, and offer a great value. This is mostly preferred in todays scenario, being faster production and can have similar design of handknotted rugs at comparatively cheaper rates. The machine is often called a "gun." The rug's pattern is stenciled on primary backing material. After the tufting is complete, a backing is attached to protect and anchor the stitches. (www.handtufted-rugs.com) ; (www.handtuftedcarpets.com) ; (www.handtuftedrugs.in) ; (www.handtuftedrugs.co.in)

Hard Twist/Cut Pile : A yarn while spinning is twisted, to give a different effect.

Hooked Rug : Yarns are pushed through the back of a canvas cloth and pulled back through to form a design.

Hand-hooked Rugs : Normally the process of handtufted and handhooked are same. With a hooked rug, the loops of yarn are left intact to form a characteristically knobby pile. In a tufted rug, the tops of loops are sheared to expose the ends of the threads for a softer and plusher pile.

Herbal Wash : This process of washing is achieved by mixing natural herbs in the water. It softens the colors in the area rugs and gives them the antique look.
Herati : a design with very common repeated field consists of a flower centered in a diamond with curving leaves located outside the diamond and parallel to each side.

Heriz : A design which depicts a dominating squarish medallion having pendants attached on both ends. These are being commonly made in Handknotted.

Jute : A natural fiber made from plants. This fiber is frequently used for warps and pile on flat-woven rugs, such as Jute Cotton and Kilims. Kelims these days are being made with Jute being used as weft and wool as warp. Jute rugs are woven with loop or flat construction, and have become popular for use throughout the home

Kilim : A tapestry like woven rug with flat weave and no pile.

Kellegi : A Persian word for a wide runner, for example 6 x 13, 7x20 and so on.

KPSI : This is short form of Number of knots per square inch.

Knot : A knot is formed when wool, cotton or silk yarn is looped around the warp threads.

Loom : The basic frame used for weaving. These are different for different patterns of rugs. Two horizontal beams are used to tie the vertical warps and hold them tightly in place. Looms can be vertical, horizontal, fixed or mobile. Vertical looms are used for weavings of large rugs and are stationary. Three or more people can sit side by side and work simultaneously. In case of dhurries horizontal looms are being used. For Shaggy rugs, these looms are useful.Hand Tufted have different size frame, which is called loom in case of handtufted weaving.

Latex : Emulsion of synthetic rubber or plastic, used in rug adhesives. These are majorily used in handtufted for cloth to be sticked on back of the rug.

Loop Pile : During weaving, when the yarn is inserted from back to front side, its being cut by blade in case of handknotted and with handtufting machine in case of handtufted. When the yarn is only inserted without cut, its loop. Loop pile is the same as cut pile before it is trimmed. If we have same color yarn being used for loop pile and cut pile the
Colors will look different.

Luster : This is what in normal terms we call shine of rug. This basically depends on kind of wool you use and washing if desired.
Medallion : A common rug layout where a large centerpiece called medallion is the focal point of the design. This is common pattern of most of the oriental designs.


Nepalese Knot (7/18; 8/22; 9/25; 10.5/48) : When the rod has been wrapped for its entire length, a knife is slid along the rod, cutting the wrapped yarn into two rows of pile tufts. In the Indo-Nepal region, where they use this Tibetan technique of knotting (thereby called the "Nepalese knot), rugs are graded using numbers, like "9/25", "7/18", "8/22 or 10.5/48". The top number of the "fraction" represents the knots in 9/10 of an inch of the rug's width. The bottom number represents the knots in 4 1/2 inches of the rug's length. 0.9" x 4.5" equals 4.05", almost four square inches, so an easy conversion would be to multiply the two numbers together and divide by 4 (sq. in.) to get the approximate weave in knots per sq. in. For example, with a "9/25" quality area rug, 9x25=225, and 225/4=56 knots per sq. in. These knotting signifies the quality of rug, by its density. www.tibetianrugs.com
Nap : Surface or pile of a rug, it may be even loop or cut.

Natural Rug : Rugs made of natural fibers that are usually ivory or neutral colored. We have lighther & darker shades in natural yarn with which the rugs are being made.

Ply : Two or more yarns spun together. Number of yarns spun together to form a tuft of pile. Measurement of the yarn's thickness.

Pile : It consists of yarn individually hand tied around the warp string, which forms the face and body of oriental rugs. Pile may be of wool, wool-silk, polyester as the case may be. Flat weaves do not have a pile.

Pile Height : Height of the pile, measured by tenths of an inch from the top surface of the rug backing to the top of the pile's surface. Some measure pile height from top of the rug.

Pile Weight :This signifies the consumption of pile in a rug. Its not just weighing the pile material to determine the weight. Depending upon the case to case pile weight is calculated from the process of yarn opening, dyeing, weaving, finishing. There are lot of wastage to complete these process which are also calculated while taking pile weight.

Prayer Rug : Kind of small runner of size 3.5x5.5 ft. Prayer rugs historically have been woven for Muslims to pray on. They still serve this purpose, and are also used as regular rugs.

Primary Backing : Backing in a tufted carpet into which the tufts are inserted. The backing is then bonded with latex on its back side to hold the tufts in place. This is a kind of net cloth which acts as base. Without Secondary backing primary backing cant stand long.

Plain Weave : Used to describe a weave in which the warp and weft are of equal tension and spacing. On the surface the warp and weft are equally visible.

Programmed Rugs : These are rugs which are made as per the orders with design, color given by designers.


Pushti : Persian term for a scatter rug, normally 2 x 3. Means that very small size rugs are called pushti.
Resilience : Ability of carpet pile or cushion to recover original thickness after being subjected to compressive forces or crushing under traffic. This quality is highly available in woolen yarn.

Runner : A very long and narrow rectangular rug. Most runners in today's market are between 2.5 to 3 feet wide and 6 to 20 feet long, and in some cases even longer. They are used as coverings for hallways, stairways, and entrances. For this reason, they are also called Corridor rugs.

Sheen : A carpet having a high luster, usually produced by a special chemical washing. This also depends upon the wool being used, in case of natural yarn and polyester in case of synthetic yarn.

Secondary Backing : In tufted carpet, an additional backing is bonded onto the primary backing with latex.This gives good support to rug.

Semi-Worsted : Combing process that removes shorter fibers, resulting in a more lustrous looking yarn. This is the best available quality in wool.

Shag Rug : Shag or shaggy rug is one and the same thing. Long pile rug which falls from one end to another. The most modern rug, which are made in different textures, with different pile heights. www.shaggy-rugs.com

Silk : Comes from the cocoon of silkworms. Because it is an expensive fiber, it is less frequently used as a pile material in handmade rugs than wool.

Synthetic Dyes : Dyes made chemically beginning in the mid-nineteenth century for dyeing weaving yarns used in rugs.

Sisal : Plant of the genus Agave that yields a fiber often used for making natural rope. The name sisal is used for both the plant and for the fiber. Sometimes referred to as hemp, sisal is not actually hemp but a fiber that resembles it. Sisal rugs are natural rugs, woven from sisal fibers.

Tone-on-Tone : Two or more tones of the same color in a rug. This look is achieved either by mixing yarns of different tones or by using the same color of yarn in a rug with both cut and looped pile. If same color is shown in loop and cut one will say 2 colors have been used, but no. Loop pile shows the side color of yarn and cut shows the upper portion of yarn, which will always be dark.

Vegetable Dyes : This is also called natural dyes or herbal dyes. Nature has given us many things. Natural dyes are produced from berries, roots and bark. are primarily

produced by using various plants (or other natural minerals like iron) to make some basic colors and then mixing those colors in various proportions to create the rest of the colors. For example; color Blue is made from the Indigo plant, Brown is made from Oak bark, etc.They are not as colorfast as chrome dyes.
Warp : This is the base material to make any rug. In case of handtufted there is cloth with warp and weft, otherwise in all other cases warping is the first step to weave a rug. This is a string of Yarn that runs entirely from the top of the loom to the bottom to form the foundation of the rugs which appears, when the rug is finished, as the fringe at both ends of the rug. Or bqweginning part of a rug where wool, cotton or silk strands are attached to a Loom vertically, following the length of a rug. Comprising the structure, parallel wrap yarns run the length of the rug and are interlaced with wefts.

Washing : A process in which an area rug is washed (typically a hand knotted or a hand tufted rug) after it is woven to soften a rug's colors and increase its luster. The water used may be treated with chemical solution or tea or herbs to give the rug a distinct effect.This process is not compulsory in case of handtufted.

Weft : This moves on warp. Yarns that are woven across the warp of a rug. These threads run the width (side to side) of the rug, between the rows of knots, and help to hold the rug together. Weft: Wool, cotton or silk strands inserted horizontally over and under the warp forming the foundation of the rug.

Wool : The coat of sheep. Wool is the most frequently used pile material in handmade rugs.

Worsted : Before wool is spun into yarn, it is combed, then worsted to improve its quality by leaving only the longer pieces of fiber for final spinning. It is used for more intricate patterns. A wool yarn of long staple with fibers that have been combed prior to spinning. By combing the wool, we rid the yarn of short fibers and the wool yarn obtains a greater luster.
Yarn : Cord of twisted fibers. These are the basic portion of rug. For warp and weft we need cotton YARN. For pile we use wool, synthetic etc. YARN.


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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

HOW TO CHECK WHETHER THE RUG YOU HAVE PRUCHASED IS HAVING ORIGINAL SILK AND NOT FAUX SILK.

excerpts from http://www.originalsilk-rugs.com/


When you buy Original silk Rug, from India, you have to be sure that you buy original only. There are certain details as under -

Real Silk : Silk is the soft and shiny fiber that is used in a variety of luxury textiles. By a process known as sericulture, silk is obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm larva. The shiny appearance of silk comes from the fibres' triangular prism-like structure, owing to which the fabric refracts light at different angles. Chemically, natural silk is C15H23O6N5 (we give the formula in case you want to whip up a batch of your own). Silk is extremely high in tensile strength, exceeding that of nylon. It has been estimated that if a single silk fiber with the diameter of a pencil could be produced, the fiber could lift a 747 aircraft (who figures these things out, anyway?). Silk is used to make Oriental rugs because dyed silk is a fiber with rich, saturated colors, and a distinctive, almost translucent luster.

Artificial Silk : Silk which is not original is artificial silk. Rugs . Most often this means mercerized cotton; sometimes it means a manufactured fiber like rayon or a blend of chemically altered and/or manufactured fibers.

How to Identify A Real Silk Oriental area Rug : There are 3 tests you can perform.

1. RUBBING TEST Rub the pile with your open palm. The real silk rug feels warm, the artificial silk rug stays cool to the touch.

2. BURNING TEST : Look at the ash and smell the smoke. If the material was cellulose (rayon), the ash should be soft and chalky, and the smell should be like burning paper (most paper is made of cellulose). If the sample is real silk, the burning sample should ball to a black, crispy ash, and the smell should be of burning hair (you're burning protein, the same stuff your hair is made of).

3. DISSOLVE TEST : At room temperature, mix a solution of 16 g copper sulfate (CuSO4) in 150 cc of water. Add 8-10 g glycerine, then caustic soda (sodium hydroxide: NaOH) until a clear solution is obtained. This solution will dissolve a small sample of natural silk, but will leave cotton, rayon, and nylon unchanged.

Persian silk rugs

Silk rugs made in India


silk rugs
There are many qualities in silk rugs, there is 100% original silk kashmere rugs or carpets, there is wool silk carpets or rugs, where the base is of wool but the design is of silk. The former is 100% pure silk pile area rugs and the latter is commonly called wool-silk area rugs.

We offer wide range of original silk area rugs and carpets and original wool-silk area rugs, from India.

Being this very fine and high quality carpets, we sometime keep stock of these rugs too.

For your reference, we hereby present you some pictures of the silk rugs and wool silk rugs, being manufactured in India.

The purpose of this website is that a consumer who is interested in buying an original silk area rug, should get in touch directly with a manufacturer without involvement of any mediator and also to get the genuine product.

Besides our other range in handmade rugs, we can also provide you original Silk rugs, from India, as per your demand & taste. Silk is considered one of the most valu
able and esteemed natural products. Carpets of silk are for very high class society. These are considered as high status symbol.Â

What is actually important is that if you pay for ORIGINAL SILK RUG, you should get original silk Rug.

We also provide certification that the Rug are made in 100% silk or 80% silk as the case may be.

QUALITIES OF SILK RUGS :-

576 knots per sq inch quality silk rugs (100% SILK) : Kashimiri Quality handknotted silk Area Rugs

324 knots per sq inch quality handknotted silk area rugs (80% silk 20% cotton) : Kashimiri Quality silk Area Rugs

100 knots per sq inch quality wool-silk handknotted area rugs

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Friday, September 04, 2009

Custom Rug Colour

Custom Rug Colour
Colour of custom made rugs : Once designs and patterns are set, colours to be used in the rugs are determined.

As per the matching source provided by the client, we make the rug, this matching source may be fabric cut, paper shade card, anything whatever they have to check the colours, and we get the same transformed into the wool/other pile material to be used for making the rug. We also offer 121 different shades in wool, in the form of colour boxes, we also have bigger size colour box of wool pom poms, as per the demand.

We have shade card box in wool and viscose for our regular clients.


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