Handmade Rugs
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One can divide chronologically handmade rugs in 3 periods: antique (till the eighteenth century), old (nineteenth) and contemporary.
As to its nature, rugs can be divided into fleecy and pile-less. Pile-less rugs, in their turn, can be of 2 types: kilims and sumacs. These types of pile-less rugs appeared in the fifth century A.
D.Kilim belongs to pale-less handmade rugs that do not have any technical or wrong side. Shot wire is colorful, and as a result the cover becomes double-sided. The ornament on handmade rugs is built with the help of knots that can be seen only during thorough look.
Handmade rugs cannot only be laid on floor, but also they can be used as table-cloths, bedspread, or drapery. As such handmade rugs have no naps, it is possible to put heavy furniture on it without any harm to the rug. Handmade rugs are as a rule very light and easy to clean.
In general, handmade rugs are very unique and are of great value to connoisseurs.
Though, nowadays machine rugs gain more and more popularity among ordinary people.