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High quality rugs like these are still hand knotted and dyed in the same towns/cities that have historically made them. Using the same patterns and colors each
by nemo44x 6y ago
High quality rugs like these are still hand knotted and dyed in the same towns/cities that have historically made them. Using the same patterns and colors each area is sort of famous for.
But yes of course many, many more are made by machines and are much more affordable.
Real ones are great though. You can find all sorts of tiny “imperfections” and they have a certain mass that allows them to lay down nicely.
- anonAndOn 6y agoWhile traveling in a distant land, I once met a woman who was an avid rug collector. Her most prized rugs were those made by children because the weaves were only achievable by those with little fingers and good eyesight. She remarked that ages 4-10 were ideal. She was unconcerned about any possible child exploitation because the rugs were very beautiful after all.
- nemo44x 6y agoA lot of the really nice, collectable ones are made by families. Some of them can take a number of years to make. They can run in the many thousands of dollars, which makes sense as they are 1 of a kind pieces of art. I wouldn’t doubt that the kids are making them too in certain cases and yeah, certainly room for abuse there. The most sought after ones are of course antique or vintage ones. Some of the larger ones from the 1800’s can go for 6 figures or more.