Rug thickness and quality

Handmade rugs vary in thickness depending on their quality, genre, and purpose.

For example, rugs that demand beauty, such as Persian rugs, are made with tightly woven knots and short pile to clearly express their intricate and beautiful designs.

Practical and rustic Gabbeh and tribal rugs, which have their roots in nomads, often have large knots, and Gabbeh rugs have long, fluffy pile, which shows that they place importance on livability.

Recently, there are also high-quality Gabbehs that place more emphasis on expressing patterns and designs by using finer knots and shorter pile.

Shirring

After weaving, handmade rugs undergo a finishing process called shearing, in which the surface is cut and the pile is adjusted.
Persian rugs, which boast a high level of finish, have a set thickness for each production area that is required for beautiful finishing, and delicate work is required, but it seems that simple, loose rugs such as Gabbehs are often left to the senses of the weaver or shearer.

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Lug Thickness

The thickness of the rug affects how it feels when you walk on it, how comfortable it is to sit on, and how the pattern appears.
Of course, a thick rug is more comfortable, but even a thin rug can make a surprising difference in comfort when placed on a wooden floor.

We are introducing the thickness of the rugs here, but since they are handmade rugs, this is only an approximate thickness.
If you look at it from the side, you can clearly see the difference in the thickness of the lugs.

Gabbeh

Layout offers two types of Gabbeh.
The original type has large knots and is thick, so the patterns are often expressed gently, while the high-quality type has fine knots and a short pile, so the woven patterns are beautifully expressed.

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Tribal Rugs

Layout introduces rugs from various tribes and regions, but they are all full of vitality and individuality, and there are large individual differences in the thickness of the rugs, so please understand that the information is for reference only.
Shiraz tends to have larger, thicker knots, while Baluchi tends to be supple and thinner.

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Persian Rug

Persian rugs are known for their high level of perfection and expressiveness, and we compare the casual "Mood" and "Nine" rugs.
Mood is thicker than other Persian rugs, making it comfortable to walk on, and the pattern is beautifully expressed despite its thickness.
Compared to Mood, Nine has finer knots and a thinner pile, so I think the pattern is more beautifully expressed.

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Tie and pile length

The length of the pile on a rug is proportional to the fineness of the pattern.
If the pile is too long, the pattern will inevitably become blurred, so if you want the pattern to look more beautiful, you should shorten the pile. The left is the original type, and the right is the high-quality type Gabbeh.

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Here is a close-up of the rug knot.
The one on the far left is the original type, and as you move to the right, you get higher quality Gabbehs, and the one on the far right is made of the highest quality Persian silk. (The orange frame is approximately 1 cm square.)

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The silk Persian rug in the photo has 12 knots vertically and 12 knots horizontally (approximately 144 knots) in an area of ​​1 cm square.

With handmade rugs, the thickness of the rug is often proportional to the expressiveness of the design, but occasionally there are rugs with a long pile that have surprisingly beautiful designs, which makes me feel that this is a truly deep world.

Rugs with fine knots require a lot of effort to make, so they tend to be highly expressive in design and eye-catching, but rugs with large knots are also generous and gentle, and honestly, I think they're just a matter of personal preference.

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