Guides
The rug size guide: the right size for every room
Most rugs are bought too small. How to size a rug for a living room, a bedroom, a dining table and a hall, with the measurements that matter.
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Guides to sizes, knots, care and the history behind the rugs.
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Guides, 7 min read
Hand-knotted, hand-tufted or machine-made? What you're paying for
Three rugs can look alike in a photo and differ ten times in price. Here is how each is made, how long each lasts and which suits which room.
Craft, 6 min read
Knots explained: what KPSI tells you about quality
From 50 knots per square inch in a village rug to 500 in a silk Qom: what the number means, how to count it and why finer is not always better.
Care, 6 min read
How to care for wool and silk rugs
Vacuuming, turning, spills and sun: the simple habits that keep a knotted rug looking right for decades, and when to call a specialist.
Craft, 9 min read
A short history of Persian carpets
From a 2,400-year-old carpet found in the Siberian ice to the court workshops of Tabriz and Isfahan, and how Persian designs came to be woven in India.
Craft, 7 min read
Kashmiri silk carpets: talim, knots and patience
In Kashmir a carpet design is written as a coded script and sung at the loom. How the valley's silk rugs are made, row by row.
Style, 5 min read
Five ways to style kilims and flatweaves
Thin, light and reversible, flatweaves go where pile rugs can't: under doors, on verandas, over carpet and on the wall.
Guides, 6 min read
Buying a rug from India: shipping, duties and delivery abroad
How international orders are priced, packed and shipped, what the courier charges on delivery, and which rugs can't go to the United States.
Craft, the full guide
How our rugs are made
From the dye pot to the last knot: hand-knotting, tufting and flatweaves, and what 60, 160 or 400 knots per square inch look like.
