Characteristics of a Silk Rug or Carpet

Characteristics of Handmade Silk Carpet

1) Introduction

Silk carpet is the most admirable amongst all other handmade carpet varieties. A handmade carpet depicts a luxurious look in itself. Handmade silk carpets are available in various designs and several pattern, sizes and color combination. Here, I am going to give a brief idea about the characteristics of handmade silk carpet.

2) Construction of a handmade silk carpet

Handmade silk carpet is hand knotted on a handloom. A handloom is the foundation of horizontal and vertical woods. Handlooms are adjustable so weavers can adjust these according to the size of handmade carpets.

An average weaver can tie about 10,000 knots per day. So you can imagine how long time it can take to complete one rug especially if weavers are weaving a large size handmade carpet.

3) Color Combination

Handmade silk carpets are woven in various color combinations. A handmade silk rug contains 15-35 colors in a single area rug. So you can think that how difficult it is to dye silk yarn in different colors and knotting these according to the design patterns.

4) Material Used

Handmade silk carpets are woven using two types of material combination. First one is silk on cotton material and the second is silk on silk. For silk carpets, silk is exported by China which is producing the finest quality of silk material.

A) Silk on cotton carpet

In this type of carpet, silk is handmade knotted on the cotton foundation. It means the warp in cotton and weft in silk. The numbers of knots are 324 knots/ sqr feet approx.

This type of carpet is less expensive.

B) Silk on Silk Carpet:

In this type of carpet, silk is hand knotted on silk foundation. In another way, the warp and weft both are in pure silk. The numbers of knots are 576 knots/sqr feet approx. This type of carpet is highly exclusive as compared to other carpets.

5) Durability

Silk carpets have no backing support. These are handknotted like a flat weave technique. The density of knots is very high in a silk carpet. So these carpets are highly durable.

6) Care & maintenance of a silk carpet:

Handmade silk carpets are totally hand-washable but these are expensive so I recommend you to use a professional cleaning. If you use a brush and hot water for washing a silk carpet then the piles of carpet may be destroyed. Never place these types of carpet directly in sunlight, place it in shadow.

7) Ideal Place:

Handmade silk carpets are exclusive ones. So you should use it at low traffic areas like a bedroom, guest room, and living room to give a luxe look to your area.

8) Conclusion: So the above mentioned qualities are some of the best characteristics which makes it different and superior from all other carpet categories.

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