Knotted Rugs

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A carpet is a knotted rug with a pile. Turkish carpets are renowned for their quality due to the use of double knots which are stronger than the single knots used in Persia
Carpets are made of three types of thread: warp, weft and pile, each serving a specific function.

The warp is wrapped on to the loom and is the foundation thread of a carpet. It is exposed at the fringes, which are often uneven in length, the starting end being shorter than the final end. Warps at the side of a carpet are finished in special ways to create the edge.

The weft is inserted sinuously across the width of the loom, at right angles to the warp after each row of knots to hold them in place.

In Turkish Carpets the pile is created by the use of a double knot which creates the pattern, and can be woven to give the pile an inclination to the right or the left. Thus looking at a carpet from opposite directions you will see a change in color.