Cartoons And Oriental Rug Design – The Making of a Tufted Rug

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A Persian Cartoon (Stencil) of an Oriental Rug Design

Many hand-tufted rugs use high-quality wool so the finished product looks and wears much like a hand-knotted rug. Unlike a hand-knotted rug, a hand-tufted rug is created without tying knots. Making a hand-tufted area rug takes a fraction of the time to make, therefore greatly reducing the cost. As a result, hand-tufted rugs are very affordable area rugs.

These wool rugs are made with a tool called a “tufting gun.” Loops of wool are pushed through a backing called a “cartoon” that has been imprinted with the overall design of the finished area rug.  When the rug maker is through with this process another foundation, called a scrim is applied with latex glue. When this dries, the final protective cloth backing is applied.

The last step is to shear the rug so that all of the loops on the top of the rug are cut, which in turn creates the pile.

Hand-tufted rugs can withstand high traffic and will begin to wear out after 12 to 20 years of use. High traffic areas include hallways, family room, and entryway. Medium traffic areas include the dining room and home office. Low traffic areas include bedrooms and formal living room.

Hand-knotted, machine made or tufted rugs can be an excellent choice for any room.  Oriental rugs are inviting and can be the centerpiece of any room décor.

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Weaver Using Tufting Gun

Tufted Rug in progress. Notice cartoon stencil in background

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