Category Archives: Rug Buying Guides

What Is a Rug Pile? Understanding Cut, Loop, and Cut-Loop Constructions

Close your eyes. Now run your hand across a rug. What you’re feeling—soft, springy, nubby, [...]

Terms & Features: Decoding Rug Design, Construction & Market Lingo

The language of rugs is a code. Here is the cipher. Every rug carries three [...]

Handmade vs. Machine-Made Rugs: How to Tell the Difference and What It Means for Value

If there is one single factor that determines a rug’s character, longevity, and value, it [...]

Hand-Knotted, Tufted, or Power-Loomed? A Beginner’s Guide to Rug Construction

You’re shopping for a rug. Two designs look almost identical. One costs $300. The other [...]

Flatweave vs. Pile Rugs: Choosing Between Kilim, Dhurrie & Plush Styles

This is the first and most important choice in your rug journey: the dimension of [...]