By now, you already know a lot of things about the different kinds of rugs, designs, colors available, styles and the materials used. Now how about some 101 on the jargons of the rug world? Knowing these words can help you in purchasing your rugs. You wouldn’t be puzzled and could get right down to business of haggling, saving the merchant’s time in trying to explain what the important words mean.
Let’s start with the weave aspect of rugs. First, is Aubusson weave, which is known as tapestry weave by many. This technique is a French method that weaves the materials with the use of the hand, and has started as early as the fifteenth century. Antoinette, Josephine and Maison may be famous names in history, but they are also some of the popular Aubusson designs.
An Aubusson weave, also known as a tapestry weave, refers to a French method of hand weaving that dates from the fifteenth century. Some well known Aubusson designs are Maison, Josephine and Antoinette.
Pile weaving meanwhile, is the opposite. Rugs are made by knotting. Thus, the other name of knotted weaving.
Carding – the method of smoothening wool fibers accomplished by tugging the materials with the use of spiked paddles.
Denier – a word you will encounter often when purchasing a rug. This means the unit of measurement referring to the thickness of the rug’s yarn. So often, you will hear “high denier” instead of thicker, to mean just the same – thicker yarn.
Flat Weave – this is another kind of weave that is not knotted or piled. Examples of flat weaves are dhurries, a wool or cotton rug with floral prints that originated from India, and kilims, rugs with geometric patterns that originated from the Near East.
Flokati indicates a kind of hand woven Greek rug made from sheep’s wool. Flokati rugs are soft and luxurious, and can be quite expensive.
Rugs that use yarn into a canvas lattice are called Needlepoint rugs.
The fine wool from the underside of a sheep is called kork, and it is used to make certain rugs.
Luser – you will also see this term often in many rug evaluations, as this indicates the brightness and luster of the fibers and yarns used.
Medallion – this is not a new word in rug designs. It is the circular or elliptical image found in the center of a rug’s design.
If we’re talking about the luster quality of a rug, we are referring to its Luser.
A circle on the center of a rug, often in Oriental designs may have caught your attention. It is called a medallion.
Pile weaving refers to creating a rug by forming knots. This common method of rug manufacture is also known as knotted weaving.
Warp – this is the yarn fixed on the loom that forms the back of the rug.
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