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What You Need to Learn About Modern Area Rugs
In the recent years, modern area rugs continue to gain entry into homes, institutions, and commercial places. With growing demand...
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n the recent years, modern area rugs continue to gain entry into homes, institutions, and commercial places. With growing demand from their increasing popularity, many companies have come out to produce rugs in mass to counter the needs of the expanding market.
Today you can find rugs in departmental and online stores, where you can select from a wide variety of styles and designs available. It is also possible to find kitchen rugs, doormats, bedside mats, and a lot more area rugs in different types and designs. The quality of a rug depends mainly on the manufacturing process but varies greatly from one manufacturer to another. The following are some of the modern types of area rugs you can find in the market today.
Tufted rugs: these types of rugs are easy to produce in large quantity, making them the bulk of the products in the market. Their production involves the use of tufted material, which is often synthetic. The tuft is then injected into the backing material and another material added to enhance the strength of the final product.
Needle-felted: they are the most durable of the rugs in the market. Experts apply electrostatic means to attach fibers of the rugs together, making them compact. Due to their durability, they are often suitable for high-traffic areas as opposed to homes. These types of rugs are still new in the market, having been in existence for only a few decades.
Knotted rugs: these rugs can be either machine or hand-made, based on the origin. The technique involves pulling the thread making up the rug into the backing material. They are also available in various sizes and colors.
Woven rugs: woven rugs are created on a loom either through a machine or by hand. Produced by a machine, the weaver can use different colored yarns to create a multicolored rug. The loom is one of the oldest techniques for making rugs and carpets and can create a variety of attractive and detailed rugs.
In addition to the ones mentioned, many other types of rugs exist in the market including embroidered, hooked, and flat weave area rugs.