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NEWWANW114BRONZE - New Wave Area Rugs

There are two types of hand-made rugs: hand-knotted and hand-tufted. Hand-tufted rugs are hand-made but not hand-knotted, and are made mostly in India and China. Because hand-tufted rugs can be made faster than hand-knotted rugs, they are generally less expensive than their hand-knotted counterparts. However a high level of craftsmanship and ability is still required to efficiently and accurately portray the typically intricate designs of these beautiful rugs.

The tufting method creates a highly durable and beautifully accurate handmade rug that will weather foot traffic and stay beautiful for years to come, offering outstanding value at its price point.

A hand-tufted rug is created without tying knots into a foundation (as is done with hand-knotted rugs). Rather, wool or acrylic yarn is pushed through a primary backing, creating a 'tuft'. Then, using a latex glue to hold the 'tufts' in place, a rug maker will apply a secondary foundation, or 'scrim', which is then covered by a third cloth backing to protect your floor. The final step involves shearing the tops of the looped tufts to create the pile. The height of the pile is determined by how far the initial loop was pushed up and by how much yarn is cut off.

Hand-tufted rug makers use a tool called a 'tufting gun' to hold the yarn and push it through the primary backing, which has been stretched into place on a frame. This method of rug making is less time consuming than hand-tying each knot, which accounts for the lower final cost. The design is determined by transferring a pattern onto the primary foundation, which acts as a template showing the craftsman where to push through each colored tuft.

We believe that hand-tufted rugs are a particularly cost-efficient way to enhance the appeal of your Heywood-Wakefield furniture, and we are pleased to offer the collections you see here.