| Why buy a hand made carpet instead of machine | | | | vibrant colors. |
| made one? The difference in quality and beauty is | | | | - A hand knotted or woven rug can easily become a |
| stag rent. | | | | heirloom. |
| - Hand made carpets are more durable than machine | | | | - A hand made carpet is the combination of beauty, |
| made rugs. They last for centuries if good care is | | | | function and value. |
| taken. Machine woven carpets ware off after a | | | | - A hand made rug is the pride of its owners. |
| few years of use. | | | | |
| - Hand made rugs age beautifully and look more | | | | Why not to buy a machine made carpet if you can |
| beautiful with age. | | | | afford to buy an authentic Persian hand made rug? |
| - Hand made rugs are like original paintings. They | | | | |
| hold their value or even appreciate over time. | | | | - They are mass produced. |
| - Hand made rugs are not perfect. It is normal for a | | | | - They are perfect in design symmetry. |
| hand made rug to be a little bit crooked, or have | | | | - Machine made carpets are not crooked as they are |
| imperfections in the design, or even in the case of | | | | tightly pulled by the machine. However, they |
| the tribal rugs, inconsistency in the shades of colors | | | | don’t have the charm and warmth of a hand |
| used. This adds to their charm and beauty, specially, | | | | made rug. |
| in the case of tribal carpets. As nomads travel, they | | | | - Machine made rugs are usually made of synthetic |
| can’t always match the shades. This tells us a | | | | materials but you can find some that are made of |
| bit of the history of the carpet as to how many | | | | wool. |
| times the tribe stopped and resumed traveling while | | | | - Machine made rugs are mass produced and they |
| making this particular rug. | | | | are not unique. Thousands of rugs of the same |
| - Each hand made <b>Persian Rug</b> is | | | | design look exactly the same. |
| unique because of those flaws. | | | | - The dye used on machine made rugs is made of |
| - Hand made rugs can be repaired. If for any | | | | chemical products. |
| reason the damage is big, an entire section can be | | | | - They ware off very quickly compare to Persian |
| rewoven or knotted, thus restoring its old beauty. | | | | hand made rugs. |
| - Hand made <b>Persian Rugs</b> is | | | | - They can not be repaired therefore, can never |
| vegetable dyed. That is why they have those | | | | become a heirloom. |