Infinite Knots is based in Japan. Company founders, Randy Ulland and Mark Schumacher , have traveled throughout Tibet and Nepal in search of the most authentic designs and materials for making such carpets. Both men are U.S. citizens who have lived and traveled extensively in Asia for more than a decade. Hand-Spun Tibetan Wool Tibetan wool is considered the highest quality in the world because of the thick, hardy coats that the sheep develop from living at extremely high altitudes. Over time, carpets made from Tibetan wool develop a shine, or patina, uncommon in other wool.
Tibetan wool has a natural springiness that resists matting.
100 knots per square inch is the highest density available for carpets using Tibetan wool. Dyes Vegetable or Chemical Infinite Knots' carpets can be made using either chemical or vegetable dyes, although a wider selection is available in chemical dyes. In olden times, carpets were made mostly using vegetable dyes, but today most carpet makers prefer using chemical dyes because they are easier to work with. We know of only one Nepal workshop that uses vegetable dyes exclusively, although other shops will make carpets with vegetable dyes if requested. Some feel that vegetable dyes come closer to duplicating the distinctive hues that develop with age in older Tibetan carpets.