Wool, Silk, or Both? The Complete Guide to Handmade Rug Materials
Posted by Rugs.net on Apr 19th 2026
Rugs.net · The Material Guide
What Your Rug Is Made OfAnd Why It Matters
Cotton foundation. Wool pile. Silk highlights. Silk on silk. Every material choice in a handmade rug has a specific reason. This guide explains all of them.
When you look at a handmade Persian or oriental rug, you are looking at the result of dozens of individual decisions made before a single knot was tied. What fiber to use for the foundation. Wh...
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Persian Qum Silk Rugs: 15 Signed Masterpieces Now at Rugs.net
Posted by Rugs.net on Apr 16th 2026
Rugs.net · Now Available
Persian Qum Silk Rugs
The finest silk rugs in the world.
15 signed museum-quality pieces, 800 to 1000 KPSI, pure silk on silk. Now at Rugs.net direct importer pricing.
6'6 x 6'9 Signed Erami Persian Qum Pure Silk Rug, 1000 KPSI
There is a category of rug that most people will never see in person. Not because it is rare in the way that antiques are rare, but because the galleries that carry...
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Qum Rugs | The Complete Guide | Kork Wool, Pure Silk and Why They Are the Finest Persian Rugs in the World
Posted by Rugs.net on Mar 29th 2026
Rugs.net · Persian Rug Guide
The Complete Guide to Qum Rugs
Kork Wool, Pure Silk and the Most Finely Woven Rugs in the World
By Rugs.net | Daniel harouni · Persian Rug Experts
Ask any serious collector or interior designer which Persian rugs occupy the very top of the quality pyramid and the answer will almost always include one name: Qum. Sometimes spelled Qom, this sacred city in central Iran produces...
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