Hand knotted or Hand tufted
Some of you might be wondering that why Hand knotted rugs are pricey compare to Hand tufted. So lets understand the basic difference between these two.
Hand Knotted Rugs are made by Expert Artisans by Hand on the loom. Depending on size, it take some where 60 to 90 days to complete one rug. Quality of Hand knotted Rugs depends up number of knots in one square inch of the rugs. Higher the knots, higher the quality and so on price. Hand knotted rugs are made up all natural fibers like silk, wool etc. These last longer and higher quality Hand knotted Rugs and runners are good for more than 25 yrs or so on. As a matter of fact some of them last for 100 yrs.
Hand tufted Rugs or Runners are made or tufted by machine using natural and synthetic yarns both. Hand tufted rugs are hand made but by machine. So one rug is completed in a span of 3-10days. So its comparatively cheaper than Hand knotted.