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Woollen RUGS
Wool rugs are generally derived
from animal source. Area rugs made of wool are appropriate for high
humidity climates or high moisture areas. They discourage bacterial
growth. In fact woollen rugs eliminate common contaminants by locking
the contaminants deep within the core of the fiber, improving the
indoor air quality and helping you breathe easier. Woollen rugs
are excellent décor for laminate and hardwood floors. They
are excellent for residential as well commercial interior decorating.
Woollen rugs offer hand knotted and hand weave, hand tufted carped
in different qualities and designs. An authentic hand made area
rug can visually integrate or harmonize diverse elements in any
décor or can reenergize a room.
Light coloured woollen rugs
make a room look more spacious, while deeper colours lend coziness
to room. For wall, neutral shades are preferred. For floor, wool
rugs are usually a preferred choice as it resists daily wear better
than synthetics. Woollen rugs have wonderful qualities – they
are deep, have rich colour tones and high durability plus relative
ease of care.
Woollen rugs from Persia were famous in antiquity as they still
are almost to the present. Of course they originated somewhere in
Persia, Central Asia, Caucasus or northwest India. Woollen rugs
of Australian variety are of both hand knotted and hand tufted.
The Oriental wool rugs are dyed using time tested vegetable dye.
Many of oriental rugs are based on cotton foundation. These high
quality woollen rugs are made in Jaipur and Agra. Both these area
rugs making center, supply hand-crafted piece to every corner of
world. Warangal is another place in India famous for woollen rugs.
The famous brands available
around the world are the Zieglers double-knotted, Mori Bukharas
from Pakistan, Jaipurs double-wefted rugs of all Indian woollen
rugs—based on Persian designs, kazaks – tribals designs,
Kashmir wools –expecially Pashmina, Sumacs flat-woven rugs
, Australian mohair. Ghiordes type Turkish double knots etc.
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