The carpets were born out of necessity. Nomadic tribes needed to protect themselves from cold and sometimes damp or dirty grounds so they covered them with hand worked carpets. Those covering were flat weave, they were light and easy to transport. They were also used as blankets, cloths and drapery.
Why buy a hand made carpet instead of machine made one? The difference in quality and beauty is stag rent.
Hand made carpets are more durable than machine made rugs. They last for centuries if good care is taken. Machine woven carpets ware off after a few years of use.
Hand made rugs age beautifully and look more beautiful with age.
Hand made rugs are like original paintings. They hold their value or even appreciate over time.
Hand made rugs are not perfect. It is normal for a hand made rug to be a little bit crooked, or have imperfections in the design, or even in the case of the tribal rugs, inconsistency in the shades of colors used. This adds to their charm and beauty, specially, in the case of tribal carpets. As nomads travel, they can't always match the shades. This tells us a bit of the history of the carpet as to how many times the tribe stopped and resumed traveling while making this particular rug.
Each hand made Persian Rug is unique because of those flaws.
Hand made rugs can be repaired. If for any reason the damage is big, an entire section can be rewoven or knotted, thus restoring its old beauty.
Hand made Persian Rugs is vegetable dyed. That is why they have those vibrant colors.
A hand knotted or woven rug can easily become a heirloom.
A hand made carpet is the combination of beauty, function and value.
A hand made rug is the pride of its owners.
Why not to buy a machine made carpet if you can afford to buy an authentic Persian hand made rug?
They are mass produced.
They are perfect in design symmetry.
Machine made carpets are not crooked as they are tightly pulled by the machine. However, they don't have the charm and warmth of a hand made rug.
Machine made rugs are usually made of synthetic materials but you can find some that are made of wool.
Machine made rugs are mass produced and they are not unique. Thousands of rugs of the same design look exactly the same.
The dye used on machine made rugs is made of chemical products.
They ware off very quickly compare to Persian hand made rugs.
They can not be repaired therefore, can never become a heirloom.
The prices of Persian rugs are more affordable now that you can imagine. Because of the internet, suppliers don't have the overhead expenses of the store owners. Therefore, they can sell the carpets at a fraction of the regular price. Check it out.
You can see it mainly from the fringes. Usually they are sawn at the back of the carpet. Machine made ones are perfect in design symetry and they are not crooked. However, they don't have the charm nor the quality of a hand made Persian rug. You can repair the damages on a hand made Persian rug while a machine made rug will have to be thorwn away. This is what makes the purchase of a Persian rug an investment.
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