Asymmetrical persian or senneh knot symmetrical turkish or ghiorde knot.
Kpsi rug quality.
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But compared to oriental wool rugs they require special cleaning due to their frailty and sensitivity.
In fact most first rate oriental rugs made today rely on new zealand wool to create quality rugs.
A carpet that measures 9 foot by 12 foot and has a knot count of 500 kpsi takes over 12 months to complete.
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When you consider the time taken it does justify the higher price of a high quality hand.
Below is a basic chart describing the rating system.
Silk rugs are also expensive.
While a kpsi of 800 is very unusual there are some extremely fine examples which are woven as high as and even above 2500 kpsi.
Oriental rugs come in a wide variety of shapes sizes colors and designs with an even wider range of quality and prices.
What is kpsi how to count knots in oriental carpets and persian rugs quality kerman sarouk.
Kpsi stands for knots per square inch which is one of multiple qualitative measures used by those in the rug industry.
Finer woven quality carpets take longer to weave.
While the type of knotting can be important for appraising the origin of a rug it is vital when looking at knots per square inch kpsi.
Kpsi is one measure of a hand knotted rug s quality.
The average weaver can tie between 4 000 and 8 000.
However it s not the only way.
Higher kpsi also means more time on the loom ranging from 5 to 12 months to completion.
This is with four or five rug weavers working 8 hours a day and six days a week.
The higher the knots per square inch the higher the rug s quality on this measure.
Other determining factors of quality include the intricacy of design the type of wool used uniqueness of design clarity of the face of the rug and so on.
Take a look at this small prayer rug woven in india with a kpsi of over 1400 and another fine example from turkey known as a kum kapi measuring in close to 1300 kpsi.
How long does it take to weave a better quality rug.
Indian rugs kpsi indian rugs have a quality rating system of its own where two numbers are used.
Why does one type cost so much more than the other.
Understanding differences in oriental rugs hand knotted kpsi and price.