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Hooked Rugs are one of the most
sought after and desired home luxuries in the world. Hooked Rugs
are commonplace in the American home and considered some of the best
rugs money can buy. Hooked Rugs soar in popularity and for good
reason. Simply stated, Hooked Rugs are born from one of the oldest
textile fibers known: wool. Wool has survived the test of time
because of its unique natural properties. The basic characteristics
wool possessed in the Stone Age era, for instance, are still the
fundamental qualities that make wool, as well as Hooked Rugs, unique
in this century. Today there are many other textile fibers, but as
yet science has not been able to produce another fiber containing
all the natural properties of wool. Thus the continued success and
popularity of the wool rug.
Today’s wool
rug is durable, strong and beautiful ranging from traditional,
oriental, Persian, machine made, hand made and contemporary. Hooked
Rugs remain unique and a masterpiece of design. In the development
of society and the measurement of wealth and accumulation of
capital, wool has been a key resource. Luxury goods such as a wool
rug were vital to the formation of trading economies during the
Mesopotamian era.
Wool selected
for durability and long wearing wool rug is generally harsh in
consistency rather than soft and delicate such as the wool used for
a lambs wool sweater. The "hand" or texture of wool reflects the
level of scratchiness found in the finished wool rug. The manner of
grooming and shearing and resulting processing of the wool fiber can
also vary widely amongst wool rug producers. Given the
extraordinary complexity of wool itself, it's surprising to note
that many wool rug applications, for example modern machine produced
oriental wool rug designs, are often based on wool which is
inappropriate for use as an area rug or floor rug at all, rather
should have been processed into garments or decorative furnishings
in light traffic areas. In many Oriental rug designs based on wool,
the weavers harvested a longer wool fiber bearing greater overall
density sometimes twice the size of other wool fiber, thus giving
rise to a very different finished wool rug. Research into synthetic
dyes intensified in the 19th century as European wool rug
producers sought to recreate the complexity and design of the
nomadic Oriental weaver, however to mass produce such floor rug
products so that European and American consumers could participate
in the home furnishing phenomenon.
Hooked rugs
have found their niche in the rug industry and have become very
popular with women especially for the often light and trendy feel
the rug’s designers often employ with this weave style. Hooked rugs
are commonly found in bath, kitchen, nursery or bedroom areas in the
home. Popular motifs include: florals, animals, children’s themes,
nature, kitchen themes such as spice or herbal motifs, roosters,
fruits, and many more varieties
Hooked wool area rugs have become
one of the litmus tests of quality and beauty in area rugs. Often
considered to be the best fiber to buy when searching for that
perfect area rug. Hooked Rugs, like all of the area rugs at
Superior Rugs can be the perfect solution when seeking to remodel,
reinvent or even update any room in your home. Hooked Rugs are a
small investment that can breathe new life and beauty into your home
without the hassle and expense of a major renovation. From unique
hand made one of a kind to beautifully crafted machine made wools,
we have the largest online wool area rug selection.
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