Stateline 8x10 Hand Tufted Hand Made Art Silk Patterned Transitional Oriental Area Rug Tone On Tone Moss Color

This is a beautiful Tone On Tone Moss Color Patterned design Hand Tufted, Hand Made Oriental Art Silk Rug. Exact Size: 8' x11' Weave: Hand Tufted Rug Yarn: Art Silk Color: Tone On Tone Moss Origin: India Pile Height: 0.75 inch Condition: New Rug#: AOR14758 What are Hand Tufted Rugs? Hand Tufted rugs, comparatively, are of newer origins. While the hand tufted rugs may look like hand knotted ones, the process that creates them is totally different. Hand Tufted rugs are created without using knots. Loops of yarns are pulled through a canvas that forms the rug foundation, using a handheld equipment called the tufting gun. The canvas, stretched on a loom, has a design outline that must be filled in. Once complete and off the loom, the loops are cut to create a smooth pile and a second backing is attached to hold the yarns in place. While it is handmade, it is not labor intensive like hand knotted rugs and thus less time consuming to make. Consequently, the rugs are affordable and