Materials Chinese rugs and carpets

L to raw materials used in carpets are wool and silk in some cases, cotton, linen and synthetic fabrics are also used just to make the product cheaper. Most tribal or nomadic rugs are plenty of wool and wool foundation. However, natural fibers are the most commonly used in handmade carpets for its softness and smoothness. Natural fibers include the benefits of durability, beauty and value that synthetic materials can not match. The fiber is more durable and washable wool. Silk carpets, however, seem more luxurious and beautiful, but not as apt to be cleaned frequently and therefore not often used in high traffic areas. Wool
W oll is the oldest of the fiber used to make carpets. It looks luxurious, feels hot, do not weigh heavy and hard to get wrinkled, but it gets dirty easily. Therefore, wool carpet is not a good choice in wet areas because it tends to hold moisture. Compared with synthetic fibers, wool is more expensive but less than silk.
T he quality of the wool is graded into different levels. In general, the wool of high altitude is better than low-lying areas. Also the wool taken from sheep is young and healthy with good quality wool the neck and belly of the sheep is also very good. Seda
S ilk is the most expensive fiber used in handmade carpets . Silk comes from cocoons silkworm and China was the first country to produce the silk carpet. Today, China remains one of the best places silk carpets are produced. By making carpets, silk can be used alone or in combination with wool. pure silk carpet moth caterpillar cocoon s are very light and feel very soft.
F INE silk carpet looks gorgeous and usually are used as decorations on the floor or wall. Therefore, also needs care special and people often make in appropriate places, ie off the catwalk. Cotton
Otton C is generally used as warp and weft threads in the foundation of the rugs. It is, however, easy to get dirty and wet, but costs less. Rayon
Ritificial silk looks exactly like real silk, but not from the cocoon of the silkworm. It is mainly for mercerized cotton and in some cases fibers.Like chemical cotton, artificial silk is made of almost pure cellulose, but this cell is rather for the man rather than be grown naturally. Is First, taken from dissolved cellulose (made from cotton or wood pulp) to produce a thick yellow liquid called viscose. The viscose is then extruded through small holes and then turned into yarn and wool.
Rtificial silk is not as beautiful as real silk, but is much more cheaper and therefore can greatly reduce the total cost of manufacturing a carpet.

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