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Nuva Silk Rug in Beige, handloom Botanical Silk laid flat, its sheen running in pale streaks across the surface.

Botanical Silk Rug Care Through the Indian Year

Botanical Silk asks for a calmer routine than wool. A season by season guide to keeping its sheen through Indian summers, monsoons, festive spills and winter, with the weekly habits that matter most.

Botanical Silk

What Is Botanical Silk? A Guide for Rug Buyers

Botanical Silk is the plant-based fibre behind the sheen in many modern rugs. What it is made from, how it differs from real silk and wool, how Rugberry uses it, and which rooms it suits.

Flair Wool Rug close up, black and ivory stripes in hand tufted New Zealand wool, changing direction block by block.

Botanical Silk

How to Check What a Rug Is Made Of

A rug's fibre decides how it feels, wears and cleans, yet it is the fact buyers check least. What to ask for in writing, what the back and the pile tell you, and the home checks that are safe to try.

Cadence Wool Rug folded at the corner, hand tufted ivory New Zealand wool with stepped bands.

Bedroom

Are Wool Rugs Itchy Underfoot

Wool sweaters can itch, so people worry about wool rugs. Why feet rarely feel it, what makes some rugs prickly, how to test one by hand, and what to choose for sensitive skin.

Botanical Silk

Botanical Silk vs Polyester Sheen Rugs

Two shiny rugs can look identical online. One is a plant-based fibre, the other a synthetic. How Botanical Silk and polyester differ in feel, heat and ageing.

Fluid Wool Rug close up, bold black and ivory bands of hand tufted New Zealand wool pile.

Buying Guide

Wool vs Polypropylene Rugs

Polypropylene is cheap and shrugs off water. Wool feels better, recovers and ages well. How the two compare in Indian homes, room by room.

Cadence Wool Rug in a study, hand tufted New Zealand wool in ivory and beige bands.

Buying Guide

The Rug Provenance Card: Eight Facts to Ask For

Fine cloth is sold with its facts. Rugberry describes every rug the same way, with eight facts on a provenance card. What each one means and why to ask for it.

Botanical Silk

Silk vs Botanical Silk in Rugs

Silk and Botanical Silk look alike across a room and behave very differently up close. An honest comparison of sheen, water, wear and price.

Grain Wool Rug in Tan in a calm living room with a window seat, handloom New Zealand wool in a warm mid tone.

Fibres

New Zealand Wool vs Other Rug Wools

Not all wool is the same fibre. How New Zealand wool compares with other rug wools on staple, lustre, whiteness and dye, and what that means underfoot in an Indian home.

Cashmere

Rug Fibre Grades Explained: Terra, Fina, Rara

Rugberry sorts nine natural fibres into three grades. Here is what Terra, Fina and Rara mean underfoot, where Botanical Silk sits, and which grade suits each room.