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Hand knotted
carpets and rugs are counted as hand
woven ones. However, hand woven floor
coverings do carry a slight difference
than knotted ones. Flat weaves lack a
pile. They are woven a different kind of
a loom and show a very meticulous affair
of the weft and warp. In addition, there
are no knot rows. Flat weaves are seen
woven in all over the world but with
different names. They are known as kilim,
soumak, jajim, palas, etc.
Tapestries
are woven flat and the weft is firmed
down to cover down the warp entirely.
Then there are various other diverse
techniques of weaving flat weaves. Their
presence is felt in almost all major
weaving locations of weaving.
Generally,
carpets that are warp-faced are more
hardwearing. For instance, the Bedouin
saha or the tent curtains woven by goat
hair show some meticulous enmesh of
threads flatly woven. There are many
other forms of flat weaving techniques
that are used on looms with three, four,
six and eight shafts. The more the
shafts, the more scope for surface
texture on weft and warp & pattern. The
weaving techniques range from simple
twills, with all their deviations of
broken weave and diaper, spot weave,
shadow weave, block patterns, honeycomb
and brocades.
Hand woven
ones are made by yarn in almost all
possible colors and shades. Flat woven
ones are seen in seemingly bright shades
and traditional patterns. Talking about
carpets, they are as precious as any
piece of valuable furniture. To maintain
the [particular shade of your carpet,
regular vacuuming and once-in-a-while
washing can do wonders to you carpet or
rug.
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