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India, Nepal and the Future of Fine Hand-knotted Rugs

For thousands of years the peoples India and surrounding countries have produced the world's great textiles. They continue to do so today.

Install a Rug in my Photo

Pictures can really make things easier.

Sari Rugs

I just got back from a buying trip to India and Nepal.Model wearing a sari

Red Wine and Your Rug

Red Wind SpillIf you've not seen it happen, you've imagined it happening.

How to Fold a Rug

Did you ever need to fold a rug for shipping? 

Mahals

The Mahal style gets its name from a village in Western Iran. It's in the Arak district, famous for weaving rugs for centuries.

Pets and Rugs

Dogs and cats are beloved members of the household.

Mamluks

Mamluk rugs are named for an elite military caste that started in the Middle East around the 9th Century.

Ikats

Intricate and awe-inspiring weaving and dying technique produce a pattern that has attracted buyers for over 1,000 years.

Donegals

In 1898 Scottish textile manufacturer Alexander Morton formulated a concept: set up a rug weaving business in the West that used the time-tested, hand-knotting techniques of the East, but employed

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