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Artisan weaver making a hand-knotted wool rug on the loom with colourful skeins of wool hanging

Why Wool Makes the Best Material for Handmade Rugs

Artisan weaver making a hand-knotted wool rug on the loom with colourful skeins of wool hanging
Rug Sourcing

Why Wool Makes the Best Material for Handmade Rugs

The natural fibre that's been trusted by skilled rug weavers for centuries

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Close up of a traditional hand knotted wool rug featuring an intricate gold medallion on an indigo blue field with horizontal abrash colour variation
Rug Sourcing

What Is Abrash? The Hallmark of Authentic Handmade Rugs

The beautiful colour variation in hand-dyed wool that makes handmade rugs unique

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Handknotted Mamluk Rug flat shot showing intricate design
Rug Sourcing

1.5 Million Knots. One Extraordinary Rug

What does 1.5 million hand-tied knots really look like? Let us show you

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How Vintage Yarn Gives New Life to Beautiful Rugs
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How Vintage Yarn Gives New Life to Beautiful Rugs

Where traditional craftsmanship meets sustainability.

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Stack of handmade rugs in the Rugs of Petworth showroom
Rug Sourcing

Woven Histories: The Origins of Our Taimany, Sultanabad, Mamluk and Kazak Rugs

Four traditional rug styles, each with its own character and history

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Handmade kilim rug with bold geometric pattern in red and soft natural tones
Rug Sourcing

Flatweaves in Focus: All About Kilim Rugs

Rustic originals with modern ease

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Bundles of natural wool yarn piled in a wheelbarrow during early stages of rug production
Rug Sourcing

From Meadow to Loom: Preparing Wool for Handmade Rugs

How natural wool is transformed into the foundation of every handmade rug

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Handmade rug being washed by artisans during the finishing process
Rug Sourcing

Beyond the Loom: The Craft of Finishing a Handmade Rug

What happens after a rug leaves the loom — and why the finishing process matters just as much as the weaving itself.

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Knot count, explained: what the numbers really mean in handmade rugs
Rug Sourcing

Knot count, explained: what the numbers really mean in handmade rugs

Behind the numbers: a weaver’s quiet signature

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Close-up of a handwoven Kilim flatweave rug showing geometric pattern and texture
Rug Sourcing

Hand-Knotted vs Hand-Woven Rugs: How to Tell the Difference (and Choose the Right One)

Two time-honoured weaving techniques, one important decision. 

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