Rug Making Process
Weaving Techniques
- Hand Knotted
- Hand Loom
- Hand Tufted
- Dhurries & Kilims
- Machine Made
Rug Choosing Guide
- Size
- Patterns
- Shape
- Pile
- Knots per Inch
Rug Care
- Silk Rugs
- Wool Rugs
- Bamboo Silk/Tencel/Viscose
- Polyester/Polypropylene/Nylon
- Cotton Rugs
- Jute/Sisal/Coir/Hemp/Grass Rugs
- Leather Rugs
- Rubber Floor Coverings
Dhurries / Kilims
Can’t find a pile on the rug? Then it must be by a Flat Weave. Rugs or carpets woven in the Flat Weave technique don’t have a pile and depend on creative more tightly interlocked weaves between warps and wefts to create different and unique patterns. They aren’t woven on a loom but still allow for a varied range of design options, are easy to carry along even on travel, and have versatile indoor and outdoor uses. Usually crafted in 2 months, they can last upto 10 years.
A flatweave, kilim, or dhurrie are all examples of rugs that don’t have a pile. The difference lies only in their names. A flat woven rug woven in India is known as a Dhurrie whereas one woven in Persia is called a Kilim and has nomadic origins. In modern times, the west simply calls a Flat Woven rug a Flatweave.
Deciding on a Flat Weave then?
A Flat Weave is for you if you want a rug that:
- Feels coarse on the feet but is good for rough use
- Is flat and reversible meaning that both sides of the rug can be used as and when needed
- Made of jute, cotton, or wool coming in a wide spectrum of colours and patterns
- Is tough, durable and long- lasting with a product life of 10 years or more
- Designed with moderate levels of intricacy with many creative variants
- Is good to use both indoors and outdoors
- Is thinner and coarser than knotted and tufted rugs and more slippery needing the use of a rug pad
