Bold yet blending in If the rug will be the centerpiece of the room, you'll want to take a cue from its colors when you decorate. She rushed over during her lunch hour, flipped through piles of rugs, and after being assured that the store wouldn't close for at least a few days, took that time to mull over her choice. Machine-made rugs are improving in quality and come in increasingly varied designs.
Synthetic yarns are better able to mimic natural fibers.
New looms permit 20 or more colors in a machine-made rug. With the help of a consultant who specializes in Oriental rugs, we evaluated the rugs in our textile laboratory. Talking Turkestan Technically, an Oriental rug is knotted by hand of wool, silk, cotton, or rayon and has a raised pile, not a flat surface. Historically, patterns and colors were specific to a city, village, or tribe. Today, designs are not restricted to their countries of origin.