Rug making techniques

oriental rugs

Rugs made by cutting off and binding lengths from a roll of carpet (or "roll goods") can of course be any size and shape. If one dimension of the rug is not a standard carpet width some waste is involved but this can often be minimized by using Lokweave.

Handmade rugs are, of course, any and every size and shape.

There are innumerable grades or qualities or constructions of floorcoverings. Each has been developed by experts because it serves a certain purpose best. Cost is by no means the only factor in deciding how a carpet shall be made.

Certain types of backing material, kinds of wool, yarn weights and twists and pile heights will wear best in certain places—a hotel corridor, or an elevator, or a private home.

Years of research, wear tests and practical experience have gone into these different constructions and each has its use.