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Hand Tufted
We use five different woolen yarn systems to add visual interest - cut-pile, loop, over-twist, viscose and thick. The recommended yarns depend on the pattern’s styling. Each hand-tufted rug design is hand drawn to full scale once its computerized rendering is approved. The design is then traced onto the tufting canvas for the weavers to follow. Specified yarns are then pushed through the canvas using a pistol like tufting device. The device cuts or loops the yarn strands to form the pile, depending on the the specified texture for the particular area being tufted. Latex is then applied to the back of the foundation cloth to hold the tufts into place. A secondary cotton fabric is then placed over the primary latex backing to impart a neat appearance.
Hand Knotted
Unlike tufted rugs, hand knotted rugs do not require a secondary backing and thus the knotting is visible on the rug’s underside. To begin making a rug, a weaver must first string a foundation of warps, or vertical threads of cotton or wool on their loom. Each knot is then individually tied around the warp, and is held into place by horizontal threads called wefts that are interwoven between each row of knots. It is the rows of the knots that determine the pattern and provide as the pile of the rug, while the warp ends form the fringe. After the rug is taken off of the loom, it experiences a series of finishing processes. These processes involve washing, sorting, and shearing. Sorting provides for better clarity, as each color and design element is individually separated.
Shags
This technique utilizes the handwoven construction to provide various interesting textures. Due to the availablility constraints of polyester yarn, the existing ranges are available in standard colours though special sizes can still be ordered. These rugs are made on horizontal looms. For each row of pile, the yarn is passed through warp strings which have been strung across the length of the loom. This yarn is then wrapped around a plate displaying the width specific to the specified pile height. These plates serve as the guide when cutting the yarn to form the pile. Several rows of weft are passed through the length-wise warp yarns to hold the pile in place.
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