What is a hand tufted wool Rug?

Hand-tufted rugs make use of high quality wool so the finished item looks and wears much like a hand-knotted rug. Unlike a hand-knotted carpet, a hand-tufted rug is made without attaching knots. Making a hand-tufted carpet takes a fraction of enough time to produce, for that reason considerably decreasing the cost. Consequently, hand-tufted rugs are extremely affordable carpets.

These wool rugs are designed with an instrument known as a "tufting firearm." Loops of wool are forced through a backing that's been imprinted because of the general design. whenever carpet manufacturer is by with this particular procedure another basis, called a scrim is applied with latex glue. When this dries, the final protective cloth backing is used.

The past action is to shear the rug in order that the loops on the top regarding the rug are cut, which often produces the stack.

Hand-tufted rugs can endure high traffic, and will start to degrade after 12 to twenty years of use. Large traffic places feature hallways, family area and entryway. Moderate traffic areas are the dining room and home office. Low traffic places include bedrooms and formal living room.