Why are handmade wool rugs higher quality and more durable over time?
Handmade rugs are superior to tufted and machine made area rugs. Machine-made rugs use synthetic materials and plastic backings that can tend to wear poorly and even release noxious chemicals onto the floor and into the air over time. Hand tufted rugs are versions are machine-made rugs and are constructed by pushing yarns with a machine through a heavy canvas backing, then shearing the face of the rug to create a cut pile. Hand tufted rugs are rugs made by machines, not hand-knotted or hand-made rugs!
