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Shaw Carpet

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Shaw carpet is known for its quality carpets and floor coverings. Shaw Carpet Industries is a large US based manufacturer providing broadloom carpeting, tiles, and area rugs to its down line of retailers throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and Australia. They provide an innovative line of products that are designed to meet the needs of the busy family. They attempt to make your shopping experience more enjoyable and less stressful with their excellent customer service program and wide selection of flooring and carpets to choose from.

Shaw committed the company’s manufacturing process to follow nature’s organic cycle of renewal. What this means is Shaw is committed to producing carpets that will continually brake down and can be reused again by recycling. Shaw takes their environment seriously offering up this unprecedented environmental policy. One more reason to have a look at what Shaw carpets has to offer in carpeting and area rugs. Shaw offers a full line of home carpeting and a wonderful line of area rugs totaling over 150 different lines. The Anthology line is made of traditional wool and is available in a 9 patterns and styles. The Accents line is a 100% Polypropylene or olefin and is 100% machine washable. It offers 36 different patterns and styles to choose from. They even have a Mary-Kate & Ashley Shag line hosting vibrant colors to choose from. Looking for something a little more traditional then be sure to check out the Folkworks or Estate by Philip Crowe line.

Modern Rugs

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There are many different types of rugs that can be used. These include the different styles of modern rugs. When choosing modern rugs to decorate your floors, walls or tables or the foot of your bed should be thinking about the type of fabric and style that best showcase your taste. With so many innovative and stylish ranges are rugs must have fashion accessory for the floors. The growing interest in wood, laminate floors and tile effect is creating a demand for new rug collections to complement your floor and be as versatile as change your mood.

High ceilings and exposed floors look great in the summer, but sometimes you can leave your home quickly in the winter months, so the addition of a cozy rug creates a cozy and warm feel to your home, adding a fantastic finish. Rugs can be very welcoming in a hallway and are a great way to add warmth to your home. Because the trends and fashions in the world are constantly changing to reflect the style and period change, then the use of modern rugs does not mean that we limit ourselves to one type of style or period. For the moment the choice of flooring has never been better and the great use of natural products such as sisal, jute, flax, and coir fine quality handmade rugs are an excellent choice for those interested in using natural fibers without compromising aesthetics. Natural sheep are the latest in interior decoration and statements do not pollute the environment in their production process.

Persian Rugs

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Executive Summary of Up Close & Personal With Persian Rugs By Fran Sloan

Persian rugs are known for their detail and craftsmanship. Every part of the Persian carpet, from the yarn fiber to the colors, is hand made using natural ingredients. A Persian carpet is a beautiful accompaniment to any kind of décor.

The Persian rug dates back to ancient Persia. Most rugs and carpets cannot be dated far back because the materials of wool, silk and cotton decay. However in 1949, the Pazyryk carpet was uncovered at an archaeological excavation in Siberia. The Pazvryk carpet measure 9.3 x 6.5 ft and has 36 symmetrical knots per cm². The weaving technique is advanced. The center is typically colored deep red.

The classical Persian carpets of the 16th and 17th were varied. Many smaller regions such as Tabriz contributed unique designs to Persian carpets. The common patterns were arabesques, medallions, scrolling vine networks and cloud bands. While figural designs were popular in the Iranian market, they were not as commonly exported to the west.

Persian rugs are classified into three groups according to their size. Farsh is one sized larger than 6×4 feet. Qalicheh, with its literal meaning of rug, is one sized 6×4 or smaller. Kilim is nomadic carpet.

Persian rugs are first conceptualized with a layout as well as a design. The typical patterns include all-over, central medallion and one-sided. The components of a Persian rug are a layout and a design which in general included one or a number of motifs. The motifs are patterns that have different meanings. The most common ones are Boteh, Gul, Herati, Mina-Khani, Rosette and Shah Abbasi.

The actual weaving of Persian rugs is an intricate and arduous process. The weaving process begins by passing a number of wefts through a bottom warp to create a base. Then loosely piled knots of colored silk or wool are tied around successive sets of adjacent warps. This creates the elaborate patterns in the rugs. Once completed, the warp ends forms the fringes which can be tasseled, braided or weft-faced. A handmade rug can have a knot count that varies from 16 to 550 knots per square inch.

The industry of Persian carpets has increased exponentially as consumers gain appreciation for the craftsmanship and quality the carpets offer. Iran itself accounted for exporting $420 million of hand-woven carpets in 2008.

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Oriental Rug

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Oriental rugs are favorite option when decorating home offices, and are a particularly good choice for high traffic areas because of the intricacies of their designs, which hide wear and tear. Oriental rugs refers to rugs produced on the continent of Asia, such as Persian (from Iran), Indian, Chinese, and Turkish rugs. Imitations of the popular oriental patterns are also available and produced by manufacturers such as Nourison in the USA, and Sphinx, also in the USA but with its parent company in Egypt.

Oriental rugs are handmade rugs that is knotted with pile or woven without pile. Making rugs by hand is an ancient art and the old designs reflect the religious and ethnic structures of the times. Many of these ancient designs are still produced today, sometimes hand-woven and hand-knotted, other times woven by machine. They are named from the place which they come. If the carpet is made with floral designs, then it must have come from India or Persia. If it consists of geometrical designs, then they are from Caucasus or Turkoman. If it is designed with monsters, dragons and exotic birds, then they are definitely from China.

Oriental rugs used to be constructed with such natural fibers as cotton, wool, silk, or with goat and camel hair, or blends of these materials, but now you can find them made with less expensive synthetic materials such as nylon, olefin (polypropylene),acrylic, and polyester. Wool rugs remain the first choice in durable, soft, dirt-and-fire resistant, warm rugs, but synthetic reproductions make oriental area rugs more affordable. They come in a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes – round, oval, rectangular, and, of course, the popular runner.