How to Buy an Oriental Rug
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Article by: Penny Krieger What exactly is an Oriental rug? This is always a good place , Where to Find Unique Shower Curtains to start if one is considering a purchase as just this information , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home alone will give one clarification and insight into what one is seeking. As the countries in the East have always been considered the Orient, a hand woven rug, , Web Furniture Retailers Embracing Art Yet Another Reason to Shop Online made from wool, silk or cotton, from this part of the world is the genuine article. A little further delineation could be made if one also added in Western Europe, Northern Africa and Russia. I have seen beautiful , Home Interior Design Ideas For Children handmade rugs , Sofas from Romania, Uzbekistan and Egypt as well as the Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea above Iran. The most famous rug , Feel the bathroom with bathroom accessories weaving countries are Iran, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, India and Turkey. This is a tradition that dates back thousands of years. The oldest complete rug , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! found in recent times was discovered in 1949 in a burial site of a Prince in the Pazarik Valley of the Altai Mountains in Siberia. It was frozen in permafrost for over 2500 years! The Pazyrk Carpet , Country Home Decorating – Country Style Home Decor the Way Life Used to Be is permanently on display at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. You will find it depicted in the front of almost any rug , Wholesale Picture Frame book in living color. , Back Be Nimble - Mattresses The rug , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! scholars are still arguing as to where it was woven but the exact same weaving techniques are still in use today. Oriental rugs , Spend a Weekend Installing Your New Cabinets are not made in the Unites States although we do produce many machine made copies. These would be classified as "Oriental design" rugs. , How to Choose a Memory Foam Mattress An average 9 x 12 hand woven rug , A Look at Vending Massage Chairs takes a minimum of 3000 hours of weaving, to say nothing of the time spent on the design, , Bathroom Vanities and Bathroom Shower Stalls Look Fresh When Decorated With Ceramic Tile dye preparation, spinning of the wool and the setting up of the loom. A Persian rug , Western Bar Stools - Bring the Country Excitement Right into Your Home is an Oriental rug , Bathroom Vanities and Bathroom Shower Stalls Look Fresh When Decorated With Ceramic Tile but specifically woven in the country of Iran or if an antique (100 years old or more) woven in the former Persian Empire. All Persian rugs , Sofas ARE Oriental rugs , Web Furniture Retailers Embracing Art Yet Another Reason to Shop Online but not all Oriental rugs , Memory Foam Mattresses Under Oath-The Truth and Nothing But The Truth are Persian rugs. , Back Be Nimble - Mattresses Hopefully, that makes sense. Probably the reason for this classification is the fact that the Persian weavers of the past were always leaders in design , Skylights and quality. Proof of this can be found in any major museum in the world and is evidenced most thoroughly by the fact that the majority of designs , Cheap Living Room Furniture even today, were originated by Persian weavers. Lets talk about basics. All Oriental rugs , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas are woven on a loom by hand. If made in a small village the loom is usually constructed of wood , Chandelier Guidelines and not perfectly straight but if made in a professional workshop the loom would most likely be metal , Bedroom Design and more exactly designed. The loom is strung with vertical threads, which would be the starting point of any rug. , Sofas These threads are called warps and can be of cotton, wool or silk. Tying loops around a pair of the warps creates the design , A Mink Blanket Will Soften the Look of a Woo-Frame Occasional Chair of the rug. , Bedroom Design Each knot is tied and individually cut by hand. One by one, variously colored strands of wool are used to create the design, , Mirrors one row at a time. After one row of knots have been completed, the weft is then inserted between the just completed row and the next one to be done. The wefts function to secure the knots in place , Back Be Nimble - Mattresses and hold the rug , Floral Photos Brighten Spring and Summer Decor together. Some weavers insert only one row of wefts between the rows of knots, others 2, 3, 4 and more. Most weavers are taught to weave at an early age by a family member and the choice of how many wefts or what type of knot to tie is influenced mainly by heritage and location , Where to Find Unique Shower Curtains of the weavers. Although many of the former nomadic (pastoral) weavers now reside in villages their rugs , Home Decor Can Make Your House a Sanctuary are more often than not a reflection of patterns woven for many generations in their area, each design , Cheap Living Room Furniture motif being committed to memory. In the professional rug , Shutters - Window Treatments That Beat Blinds Hands-Down workshops the choice of design , Wholesale Picture Frame styles is normally dictated by the demands of the market, either overseas or locally. The warps and wefts are nearly always cotton or silk and the knot count is usually higher than that of village production. In rug , Buying Parsons Chairs - What You Need to Know workshops the weaving is carefully supervised by a master weaver who is responsible for every loom under his watchful eye. In these workshops the weavers are following an exact design , Sauna And Steam Baths drawn out on graph paper with all color , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas choices predetermined. Tribal or village rugs , Pot Racks - Make a Statement In Your Kitchen are often woven in the home , Materials for Kitchen Backsplash Designs with many of the design , Home Decor Can Make Your House a Sanctuary elements committed to memory. The opportunity for creativity in this arena is much greater. Tribal rugs , Flooring Selection - Choosing Floor Coverings that Fit your Home and Lifestyle often are woven on a wool or cotton foundation. The "foundation" being another term for the warps and the wefts. There are of course exceptions to these general rules but basically these concepts hold true. Prior to the mid 19th century, many of the weaver's color , Decorate Your Kitchen Cheaply choices were dictated by the availability of certain plants , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas in their region or what could be obtained by trade. Before the seminal year of 1860, when chemicle based dyes first appeared on the scene, these plant , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas based dyes were all that were available. These dyes are called vegetable , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas dyes and have a distinct look about them. They age beautifully, work harmoniously together and the indigo dye, which creates all the ranges of blue, , Back Be Nimble - Mattresses even preserves the wool. Usually with vegetable , Make Your Room Look Better with Window Blind Shade dyes one will see a slight or not so slight (depending on the skill , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! of the dyer) variation in the color , Bedroom Design itself. Also affecting this is the consideration of the wool being used. Handspun wool, being less perfectly spun will accept the colors , Toile bedding of the dyes at different depths of the same shade and will show more variation in color , Mirrors than machine spun wool. Deeply saturated wool will also show less color , Exterior Viny Shutters are Pretty and Protective variation which will only appear after the rug , How To Select The Right Memory Foam Mattress...3 Insider Secrets begins to age. This variation of color , Bedroom Design is termed "abrash" and adds a certain artistic quality and charm if not too pronounced. More recently, new production using vegetable , A Look at Vending Massage Chairs dyes and hand-spun wool has begun to appear in various areas. Started in Turkey in the 1980's by a government sponsored program, Iran quickly followed and now there are a number or areas where these great dyes, excellent quality hand-spun wool and traditional designs , Exterior Viny Shutters are Pretty and Protective are being used to create new rugs , Western Bar Stools - Bring the Country Excitement Right into Your Home or more precisely, new works of art! These rugs , Buying Parsons Chairs - What You Need to Know could easily be the "antiques" of tomorrow as the weavers creativity and skill , Make Your Room Look Better with Window Blind Shade is beautifully brought to fruition. Additionally, there is another weaving technique, which is similar to a Navajo rug , Sauna And Steam Baths called a kelim. This rug , Cheap Living Room Furniture is virtually all warps and wefts as there is no pile. This also is an Oriental rug , A Look at Vending Massage Chairs but not as time consuming to weave. The patterns on kelims are normally geometric based designs , A Look a Duvet Cover Sets using large areas of color. , Decorate Your Kitchen Cheaply These rugs , Mirrors work quite well in contemporary interiors , Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls and are often used as wall , Materials for Kitchen Backsplash Designs hangings. Many are quite unique and beautiful , Sauna And Steam Baths although not as hard wearing as a knotted rug. , Western Bar Stools - Bring the Country Excitement Right into Your Home In the past most of these kelims were woven for the weaver's own use and have only recently become more common in the marketplace. What is important in evaluating an Oriental Rug? After my many hundreds of hours spent purchasing rugs , Shutters - Window Treatments That Beat Blinds Hands-Down for my retail business I have come up with the following basics. One of the most important factors in a rug , Web Furniture Retailers Embracing Art Yet Another Reason to Shop Online are the colors , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! used and their combinations. Following this would be the actual design , Memory Foam Mattresses Under Oath-The Truth and Nothing But The Truth elements and how they are put together. Are they pleasing to the eye? Does the rug , Mattress Shopping May Score You an Extra Snooze improve as one looks at it? Is there a sense of balance and depth? Another important factor is the quality of the wool. What one wants to avoid is "dead wool" taken off an already butchered sheep with a caustic lye type substance. This wool is very dry to the touch, has a dull cast and very inexpensive for the weavers to purchase. Rugs , Budget Decorating - What Is It? woven with this type of wool do not wear well and are often sold for next to nothing which is exactly what they are worth. A rug , Charity Furniture Donations woven with excellent wool can easily survive 50 years or more with very little wear if cared for properly. Good quality wool will actually improve the more it is walked on and will developed an antique patina or sheen that is highly sought after by rug , A Mink Blanket Will Soften the Look of a Woo-Frame Occasional Chair collectors. The moral of the story is to touch the wool, rub the palm , Materials for Kitchen Backsplash Designs of your hand across the face of the rugs. , Charity Furniture Donations Compare it to another rug. , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! It should not feel overly dry or stiff. Pick the rug , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! up by the edge and see how much it weighs! A hard wearing rug , Country Home Decorating – Country Style Home Decor the Way Life Used to Be will have some "body" to it. This of course, would not apply to silk as the weight of a silk rug , Country Home Decorating – Country Style Home Decor the Way Life Used to Be is much lighter. Silk will feel cold , Shutters - Window Treatments That Beat Blinds Hands-Down to the touch and will have a distinctive shine! Examine the rug , Wholesale Picture Frame carefully by walking around it and viewing it from every possible angle. Glossy wool often reflects light , Floral Photos Brighten Spring and Summer Decor and sometimes on rugs , Mattress Shopping May Score You an Extra Snooze woven with handspun wool you will have a dark and a light , Feel the bathroom with bathroom accessories side. If the rug , Country Home Decorating – Country Style Home Decor the Way Life Used to Be is old, one would look for any signs of moth damage where the pile has been eaten away. With moth eggs on the backside of the rug , It's Spring Cleaning Time - Don't Forget Your Luxury Down Bedding & Sofa Cushions one will see little white , Fill Your Home With Fantastic Furniture and Stay Within Your Budget lines. This is not good as the wool on the back may have been eaten so that when one vacuums the front of the rug, , How To Select The Right Memory Foam Mattress...3 Insider Secrets the wool comes out! If the rug , Accent Lighting: How to Take Your Room from Now to WOW! is new, moth damage would be most unusual and is not a concern. On older rugs , Spend a Weekend Installing Your New Cabinets one would also look for signs of repairs, , Make Your Room Look Better with Window Blind Shade such as a patch sewn in to replace a worn area or holes. Also, inspect the rug , Shutters - Window Treatments That Beat Blinds Hands-Down in the best possible light , Charity Furniture Donations to ensure the pile is full as some lazy restorers just paint , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas in the color , It's Spring Cleaning Time - Don't Forget Your Luxury Down Bedding & Sofa Cushions on worn areas and the rug , Country Home Decorating – Country Style Home Decor the Way Life Used to Be will have very little life left in it. If the rug , Bathroom Vanities and Bathroom Shower Stalls Look Fresh When Decorated With Ceramic Tile is a great deal and these facts have been indicated beforehand, then fine, but if discovered by your own inspection and not indicated, simply pass on the purchase. These beautiful , A Mink Blanket Will Soften the Look of a Woo-Frame Occasional Chair works of art never completely reveal themselves on first glance but just like the most fascinating and unique person you've had the pleasure to meet, a good rug , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls will spark your interest and demand your attention. The longer you gaze upon it, the more it's beauty and many nuances will be revealed. Always take your time when making a purchase and if possible it is usually best to try the rug , Home Decorating Makes A House Your Home in your home , It's Spring Cleaning Time - Don't Forget Your Luxury Down Bedding & Sofa Cushions for a day or two. This is called taking the rug , Where to Find Unique Shower Curtains on approval and any dealer of merit will easily agree to this in home , Mattress Shopping May Score You an Extra Snooze trial period. Find a retailer that you like, feel confident with and one that offers the types of rugs , Easy Bedroom Decorating Ideas that you find most pleasing and you're on your way! http://www.paradiseorientalrugs.com © Penny Krieger 2006Penny Krieger is the owner of Paradise Oriental Rugs, , Tuscan Kitchen – Design Tuscan Style with Color! Inc., formerly located in Santa Rosa, CA. She now sells Oriental Rugs , Home Decor Can Make Your House a Sanctuary on an appointment basis in Sonoma and Marin Counties in Northern CA, specializing in unique vegetable , Interior Design - Using Wallpapper to Bring New Life to Walls dyed rugs , Chandelier Guidelines from Iran, Afghanistan and Turkey. To see many of her beautiful rugs , Spend a Weekend Installing Your New Cabinets go to: http://www.paradiseorientalrugs.com Attention Publishers: If you would like to publish this article please ensure you adhere strictly to the TERMS OF SERVICE for Publishers on this website! |
  
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