The Beauty of Hand Knotted Woollen Rugs

A hand knotted wool rug is the finest variety of rugs in terms of construction, quality, style, elegance, comfort& durability. Hand knotting of rugs is an ancient art that is kept alive by skilled artisans. These rugs are created over a period of several months to a few years by carefully tying thousands of knots one after the other.

It’s a laborious job & requires utmost dedication & passion. The woollen hand knotted rugs are always in demand & never out of style. The quality of a woollen hand-knotted rug varies with the type of knots used in creating it, the knots per square inch value, the type of its design & its age; let’s discuss all these factors in detail.

Types of knots:

There are two main types of knots which are used to create these beautiful hand-knotted rugs, namely Senneh knot & Ghiordes knot. Senneh knots are generally used to create fine & intricate designs; these knots are also known as asymmetric knots.

This knot is creating by wrapping the weft thread over two warp threads encircling only one warp thread, these knots can have its open end towards any side (left or right) hence justifying the name asymmetric knots. The Ghiordes or Turkish knots are also known as the symmetrical knots.

These knots are tied with the weft thread encircling two warp threads & then being pulled from between both warp strands. These knots are used to create secure pile for rugs.

Knots per square inch: 

Knots per square inch is an estimation of the intricacy of a hand knotted rug. The intricacy of a rug increases with the KPSI value & the higher the kpsi, the more expensive the rug is. A higher KPSI rug takes longer period of time & intense labour for creation thereby increasing the cost of the rug.

Types of design & age:

Hand knotted wool rugs are available in all types including traditional rugs, transitional rugs & modern designer rugs. A wide spread misconception about hand-knotted wool rugs is that these are always traditionally designed but it isn’t true, hand-knotted designer rugs are gaining more popularity than the traditionally designed rugs & are widely used in palaces & lavish hotels.

In terms of age a hand-knotted rug is like fine wine; the older, the better. More ancient a rug is, more expensive it becomes.

Buy with the best

It is said a hand-knotted rug isn’t just a piece of decor rather it’s an heirloom that is passed on to generations to treasure. So, when one has to buy something so precious, it ought to be the best in every aspect. We, at AMER Rugs ensure that our esteemed buyers get nothing but the best in terms of quality, design & comfort.

Our vertically integrated production facility enables us to closely monitor every step of rug production to ensure the manufacturing of the finest quality rugs.

Our rugs undergo stringent quality check at each step so that our buyers get their precious rugs of unmatched quality. We believe in transparency & hence share all our production related details on our website. AMER Rugs is renowned world-wide for its eclectic designs. Do browse through our premium collection & get mesmerised.