Machine-made rugs typically lack spontaneity and human touch. In a hand-made or hand-knotted rug, the fringe is ‘half’ of the rug. The fringe isn’t sewn on as an extension, as is the case in machine-made rugs. Machine-made rugs all the time have ‘serged’ sides or machine stitching on both sides of the rug, versus a… Continue reading Carpet Export Promotion Council