Cotton Knots Exposed On Oriental Rugs

In order to be classified as an authentic oriental rug the rug must be hand woven or hand knotted of natural fibers usually wool but sometimes cotton or even silk.

Cotton knots exposed on oriental rugs.

The small white or off white spots that appear at random in a few or sometimes many places on the surface of these rugs are very common. Two basic knots are used in most persian and oriental rugs. An oriental rug s pile makes it unique. These rugs with a luxurious hand knotted pile are objects of beauty.

You can see very clearly that cotton has been strung up on the loom as the warps fibers running the length of the rug and that cotton is also being used as the wefts fibers running the width of the rug in between the rows of knots to hold them in place. A traditional design gets a trendy update in this ivory and blue area rug showcasing a faded oriental motif. Depending on the size of the rug it can take several months or even years to complete. In the loom photo to the right turkish weavers are weaving a wool rug.