Hand Woven Area Rugs
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What are hand woven area rugs?
Are hand woven rugs expensive?
Because they are hand woven, these types of rugs are all unique. Even if they have made rugs their entire lives, a weaver puts a little something different into each rug. No two designs will be exactly the same. No two color schemes will be equal every time. As you buy a few hand woven rugs and lay them on the floors in your home, each one will be different, under lighting conditions and at various times of the day. Local or vegetable dyes are often used in hand woven rugs and many times, these rugs have been made by different generations in a family, for many hundreds of years. Hand woven rugs have a higher value than machine made and are usually much longer lasting as human though goes behind each and every one of them, and often, much planning and care. Hand woven rugs are produced in many, if not most, countries of the world. High in the Peruvian Andes, in the countryside in the U.S., all over India and on the African continent, you will find local people weaving rugs and either selling them directly to lucky tourists, or exporting them around the world.
Hand Woven vs Machine Woven.
A lot of machine woven rugs are also durable and long lasting but for value and art's sake, the hand woven variety beats out the machine made ones any day. In modern times, hand woven rugs can be bought almost anywhere and by almost anyone wishing one or two of these beauties for their homes. A lot of homeowners hang rugs on their walls like tapestries. Although durable enough for moderate traffic or even high traffic areas. keeping these rugs away from a great deal of foot traffic is a good idea. It helps to preserve the pile as long as possible and the usually natural vegetable dyes. When cleaning is needed it's best to consult a rug professional or flooring specialist first, and this will keep your rugs in the best possible condition. For those high traffic areas of your home, a machine woven rug or two will work. Hand woven rugs and others that are usually called ethnic rugs look great on hardwood floors. And because they are usually made from wool, they are a natural and renewable resource. Hand woven rugs made from cotton look great on bamboo floors, too.
Value of Hand Woven Rugs.
As hand woven rugs become antique or are from countries no longer able to export handcrafts, they become more valuable. Certain rugs from the Middle East or Asia can become extremely valuable indeed. The rarer the pattern, often handed down through the generations, also adds to the value of these hand woven rugs. Certain designs may be protected by the governments of countries and if you can get the genuine article, then the rarer the design or pattern, the more valuable the hand woven rug will be.
