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Oriental rugs and Persian rugs are often thought to be the same. This could not be further from the truth. There is actually a difference, which we will show here.
Often times, the term "oriental" is related to China or Japan. When it comes to oriental carpets, it refers to carpets made anywhere on the continent of Asia.
These rugs embody the incredible history and culture of a vast area stretching from the Black and the Mediterranean Seas eastward to the People's Republic of China. Prominent amoung these are Nepal, Tibet, Turkey, China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
The most famous designs found in rugs today include the numerous Persian designs, the Turkoman allover designs, the modern Tibetan designs , the geometric and plain tribal designs, and the Indo-Persian designs which are Persian designs imitated in India.
Persia rug patters are often imitated on these rugs. However, the quality is different and any rug expert can easily distinguish a genuine Persian rug. Of course, in Iran, designs of other countries are almost never woven unless by special request for a custom-made rug.
In countries like Afghanistan and Nepal, rugs are woven mainly by nomadic tribes. Countries like China, Pakistan, and India have modern rug weaving industries combined with tribal pockets. In Iran the rug industry is modernized though a large percentage of the rugs are still produced by nomads.
Today, almost all of the handmade rugs of the world are made in Asia. Other countries either don't have the skill to weave such carpets or higher wages for workers make it almost impossible to compete with the prices of Oriental rugs.
It's important to note that any handmade rug is completely superior in quality to a machine made rug because each knot has been individually tightened by the hand of a master weaver. Additonally, the natural fibers are stronger than synthetic fibers.
These rugs embody the incredible history and culture of a vast area stretching from the Black and the Mediterranean Seas eastward to the People's Republic of China. Prominent amoung these are Nepal, Tibet, Turkey, China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
The most famous designs found in rugs today include the numerous Persian designs, the Turkoman allover designs, the modern Tibetan designs , the geometric and plain tribal designs, and the Indo-Persian designs which are Persian designs imitated in India.
Persia rug patters are often imitated on these rugs. However, the quality is different and any rug expert can easily distinguish a genuine Persian rug. Of course, in Iran, designs of other countries are almost never woven unless by special request for a custom-made rug.
In countries like Afghanistan and Nepal, rugs are woven mainly by nomadic tribes. Countries like China, Pakistan, and India have modern rug weaving industries combined with tribal pockets. In Iran the rug industry is modernized though a large percentage of the rugs are still produced by nomads.
Today, almost all of the handmade rugs of the world are made in Asia. Other countries either don't have the skill to weave such carpets or higher wages for workers make it almost impossible to compete with the prices of Oriental rugs.
It's important to note that any handmade rug is completely superior in quality to a machine made rug because each knot has been individually tightened by the hand of a master weaver. Additonally, the natural fibers are stronger than synthetic fibers.
Persia rug patters are often imitated on these rugs. However, the quality is different and any rug expert can easily distinguish a genuine Persian rug. Of course, in Iran, designs of other countries are almost never woven unless by special request for a custom-made rug.
In countries like Afghanistan and Nepal, rugs are woven mainly by nomadic tribes. Countries like China, Pakistan, and India have modern rug weaving industries combined with tribal pockets. In Iran the rug industry is modernized though a large percentage of the rugs are still produced by nomads.
Today, almost all of the handmade rugs of the world are made in Asia. Other countries either don't have the skill to weave such carpets or higher wages for workers make it almost impossible to compete with the prices of Oriental rugs.
It's important to note that any handmade rug is completely superior in quality to a machine made rug because each knot has been individually tightened by the hand of a master weaver. Additonally, the natural fibers are stronger than synthetic fibers.
