Oushak Carpet Hallway Carpet A typical Persian or Oriental

A typical Persian or Oriental rug made from wool might have between 100 and 300 KPSI – a typical 80% silk rug contains between 200 to 500 KPSI

Although quality silk rugs are robust pieces

and this is one of the main reasons that silk rugs cost two to three times more than wool rugs

Excellent Condition (Brand New)

Tiny square motifs punctuate a warm gray/ivory field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

Oushak Carpet Hallway Carpet A typical Persian or OrientalThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet