Difference between a handknotted and hand tufted carpet

How to spot the difference between a Hand knotted and Hand-tufted Carpet?

Even though both hand-knotted and hand-tufted rugs are made by hand, but there are some differences which you need to know before buying it for your home. Please find below-

Manufacturing technique:

Hand-knotted carpets contain piles which are made using warp and weft. This is made in inner process or by knotting. Handtufted carpets are also called as cut-pile carpet. This is made using a gun which is used to insert wool in cloth according to the design of carpet.

Material Difference:

Hand-knotted carpets are woven in pure silk and wool material with the combination of cotton but hand-tufted carpets are woven in pure wool.

Design:

Hand-knotted carpets contain very intricate design patterns but hand-tufted carpets contain simple and bold design patterns.

Weaving Process and price:

Hand-tufted carpets take less time to weave as compare to the hand-knotted carpet. So that hand-knotted carpets are more expensive instead of hand-tufted carpet.

Durability:

Due to inner weaving process, hand-knotted carpets are highly durable as compare to the hand-tufted carpets.

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