We bought two rugs for our enclosed porch. Although we expected rugs that had fibers, these were printed rugs. The fabric is smooth and if you look close you can definitely see that they are printed and not color fibers.  The color is fantastic and matches our real oriental well.  They feel great to walk on with a plush mat under them.  We purchased 3/8th" foam mats.  Overall we are happy with them.  But buyer beware they are not normal carpets, they are more like a really soft mat.  They work great for our enclosed porch.  I would recommend them for a space where you you don't want to put your Real orientals, but want the look.  They definitely look better than a lot of the machine woven low end orientals I've seen out there.