Machine carpet:

Machine carpets are woven automatically and very quickly by large electric machines controlled by computers. The use of synthetic fibers in this type of carpets is very common and they are mostly produced from synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, polyester, acrylic and artificial silk. Machine-made carpets are much cheaper than hand-woven carpets, and depending on the quality and type of fibers used, their life lasts up to 20 years or less. Of course, a wool machine carpet can last for several decades if it is well maintained. Machine rugs generally have no value to collectors. Handmade carpet: Handwoven carpets are tied and woven by hand on a carpet machine (carpet loom) similar to the photo below. Hand-woven carpet is a very old art that deserves to be admired! The size of the rug depends on the size of the rug and its weaving is done from the bottom to the top. Carpet weavers weave the knot in the foundation of the carpet and this way the carpet thread is formed. This process is very tedious and time consuming. The production time of a handmade carpet depends on the size and details of the design, and the weaving of a 12-meter high-quality carpet takes more than a year. I hope you understand why a hand woven rug is so expensive. Handwoven carpets are usually produced with fibers such as wool, silk, cotton, hemp and other natural fibers. Silk is sometimes used in woolen rugs to accentuate the design as well as enhance the beauty of the rug. A high-quality hand-woven carpet, if well maintained, can be passed down from hand to hand for several generations.

In fact, hand-woven Iranian carpets are the food of collectors all over the world, especially in America. The quality of these carpets depends on several factors, including the number of knots, the colors used, and the quality of the threads. Today, so-called hand-woven carpets with high density are found in the market in abundance, and those who cannot afford hand-woven carpets go for hand-woven machine carpets.

Leave a comment or ask a question about 4 main ways to tell the difference between a machine-made carpet and a hand-woven carpet.