Few Important tips to analyse authentic antique carpets - Yak Carpet

People are using handmade carpets and rugs for a long time. In the past, people used carpets for protecting themselves from cold air, surface in winter and hot air and hot surface in summer. Persia is the first country which is woven the first handmade carpet in Ardabil design. Ardabil design is originated from Persia. Nowadays, most of the countries are making beautiful rugs and carpet. India is a very famous country to produce “One of kind” fine quality rugs worldwide. Kashmir silk rug is known as the most luxurious home décor item. Antique carpets are woven in several countries like Pakistan, Persia, India, Afghanistan, etc. It provides a unique combination of beauty and history together to any room. So, identifying your antique carpet will help you to learn a little bit more about ancient time like what color ancient people liked, what style they used to decorate their homes, etc. An antique carpet means, it’s more than 70 years old. As time passes, these carpets become more rare and valuable due to the graceful and intricate weaving process. But before buying it you should know what you're getting. Sometimes new rugs are woven in similar color combinations and designs like antique carpets and people cannot identify the difference. They think that it is an antique rug. So buy antique rug only from trustworthy rug and carpet store. I am going to give you some tips which will help you to analyse that your carpet is antique or not

Examine the weaving technique:

Antique carpets are woven in two techniques - Hand-knotted technique and flat-woven technique. In handknotted technique, weavers bind yarn vertically on a handloom and create a foundation which is called base or warp. It can be in wool or in cotton material. After that they use pure wool material for making design which is called top or weft. In handknotted technique, they use knots and piles. This is the main difference between handknotted and flat-woven technique. In flat-woven technique, there is no pile and knot and that’s why it is thin as compared to the handknotted carpet.

Analyse the types of rug:

The design of antique carpets and rugs depend on the region from where these were made. For identifying your rug, start from checking its weaving technique and material. Like Indian wool rug is woven in pure New Zealand wool and cotton material and Persian people are used mountain wool and cotton for making antique rugs and carpets. Oriental rug is woven in China.

Design of rug:

Most of the time, antique carpets contain Persian design motifs like a medallion, Ardabil, Kashan, floral, Bidjar, Bokhara, etc. For the color combination, it is made in several colors but mostly it contains rust or maroon colors. So, follow the above tips and shop an authentic antique carpet for providing a vintage or antique look to your décor. This is the best way to add history to your home. You will not find antique carpets anywhere but if you want to shop authentic antique carpets then you can visit Rugs and Beyond which is an online carpet store and in case if you want to touch and see before buying it then visit Yak Carpet New Delhi.