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Cadence Wool Rug, hand tufted in New Zealand wool, in a study.

How to Read a Rug Spec Sheet

Every Rugberry product page carries the same short spec sheet. Here is what each field tells you, and what it leaves for you to ask.

Stratum Knotted Rug in Dune, hand knotted New Zealand wool, in a family living room. Room is a digital render; the rug is from a product photo.

Construction

How Long Does a Rug Last: Lifespan by Construction

A rug lasts as long as the thing holding it together. Here is how knotted, handloom and tufted rugs wear in Indian homes, and what you can do about it.

Bergamo Rug in a living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool with ivory shapes cut into a camel ground.

Comparison

Handloom vs Hand Tufted Rugs: A Buyer's Comparison

A handloom rug is woven on a loom. A hand tufted rug is built by punching yarn through cloth. Each suits different designs, and neither wins everywhere.

Ithaca Rug, hand knotted in wool, in a reading room.

Buying Guide

Handmade vs Machine Made Rugs: How to Tell

The back of a rug tells you more than the front. Three checks, the back, the fringe and the pile, show how any rug was made.

Stratum Knotted Rug in Cinder in a styled study, a hand knotted pile in charcoal, rust and grey.

Construction

Hand Knotted vs Hand Tufted Rugs: The Real Difference

Both are made by hand, but not in the same way. What separates a ₹40,000 tufted wool rug from a ₹1.75 lakh knotted one, and when each is right.

Cadence Wool Rug in a styled living room, hand tufted New Zealand wool with chevrons carved into an ivory pile.

Buying Guide

Wool Rugs in India: A Buyer's Guide by Construction

Three wool rugs can share a fibre and still live very differently. How hand tufted, handloom and hand knotted wool behave in Indian homes.