How Oriental Rugs are made?
All Oriental rugs are made in one of two ways: they are either hand-woven (Kelims, Dhurries, or in general flat weave) or hand-knotted (pile rugs). Individual weaving groups my adopt slightly varying methods of construction, particularly in the type of knot used to form the pile, and it is often these slight differences in weaving and structure, taken in conjunction with their appearance, that enable rug experts to attribute individual rugs correctly. The fundamentals of construction are basically the same, however, and before discussing the two methods of weaving in detail, t is important to clarify some universal weaving terms.
