Difference between Persian and Oriental Rug?

 

There are thousands of rug types produced across the globe, from hand knotted to hand tufted, hand loomed to power loomed, piled and flat, and in a wide array of materials. However, the term ‘Persian Rug’ has come to mean a hand-knotted (every single knot tied by hand around threads strung around a loom) rug, generally one with a readily identifiable traditional central medallion with a surrounding floral design and a border. The most commonly found colours are red, blue and cream but most colours are used in one type or another and the sizes range from small mats to massive rugs which can fill a ballroom.

sia was the chronicled name given by outcasts to Iran, the name of which gets from one of the clans, Pars. The name was officially changed to be comprehensive in 1935. Persian mats have been sent out worldwide for in any event 150 years and immediately increased a notoriety for being extravagant and hard wearing floor beautifications. There was a madness for everything oriental in the last 50% of the nineteenth century thus mats turned into a urgent component in the outfitting of the happier home. This was long before the fitted rug so a profoundly hued, profound heap carpet gave numerous ascribes – comfort, looks, a social marker, protection on cool wooden or stone floors and after some time could be viewed as a venture.

 

Rugs from Turkey across to China turned out to be freely and languidly called 'Persian' – much as in my childhood we called all vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' as they were the predominant brand. Be that as it may, ANY floor covering not made in Iran ought to either be called Oriental or explicitly by its nation of starting point – Turkish, Afghan, Caucasian, Pakistani, Indian, Nepalese, Tibetan and Chinese. However Persian rugs are now copied across the rug weaving world as very often they will be sold cheaper than the original. this cost factor is due to labour and materials costs and as with anything, you get what you pay for. In my opinion, the best Iranian wool is unbeatable and when coupled with superior craftsmanship and splendid natural dyes ( derived from roots, leaves, plants, trees and rocks ) offers the superlative rug. So now you have a large market flooded with Persian rug knockoffs – which are not all bad by any means – and so should be called Oriental.

They are still hand knotted using the exact techniques of the Persian weavers, using the same designs and materials, and so you might say that there is no difference between a Persian and Oriental Rug. However, a genuine high-quality rug from Iran is almost always a better product with a discernible flair and spirit lacking in the copies. In particular, and as a generalization,  the Indian rugs are often too chunky and the wool too dry, the fine Chinese are too meticulous and therefore look machine made and the Pakistan rugs are too dry and flat.