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* Cotton RUGS

For people who are allergic to wool or would like to have cruelty-free fibers, cotton is one alternative. Cotton is both available in organic as well inorganic variety. In cotton rugs industry larger scraps are woven into rugs. Cotton, easily available raw material for rugs, is well cultivated crop in many parts of world. Cotton accounts for 48% of the total fiber consumption worldwide.

Cotton has advantage in making rugs in comparison to traditional wool and synthetic fibers, namely cotton does not melt, cotton has no glass transition temperature, cotton has little crimp.
Rugs made of Cotton, provide a wide range of simple yet elegant country designs with animal and beach themes. Woven with cotton in a luxurious hand finished tufted rug. There are numerous houses bringing out continuous traditional hand-tufted wool rugs with a modern twist.

Traditional rugs are pile less cotton woven in a single colour, with or without a contrast border or in stripes of different colours and varying thickness. Chain stitched rugs are made on a hessian base with an additional lining of gunny sack cloth. Skillfully stitched rugs serve as floor coverings, wall decorations and mattresses. They are used as horse and camel saddles and wall hangings besides traditional floor coverings.