The word ‘Kilim’ originates from Turkey and refers to a pileless textile. The pile is a rug term to describe the surface of the rug and how dense it is. A red kilim rug is flat and thin.
How the Kilim rugs are made The key difference between a Kilim rug and the other types of handmade rugs is that a Kilim is a flatweave. A flatweave is a rug that is woven on a loom rather than knotted by hand one knot at a time. The Kilim rug is created by interlocking warp (vertical0 and weft (horizontal) threads. Therefore, it is still very much made by hand but with a weaving technique rather than knotting. All the other handmade rugs that have a pile, and are not flatweaves are created by knotting individual strands, of different colours onto the warps. They are then held together by tightly pressing the wefts against each other. The distinctive design features of a Kilim rug The Kilim rugs can be well recognized by their simple and bold geometric designs. They can sometimes be referred to as ‘slit-woven’ textiles. You will be able to see small vertical slits along the edges of the patterns, between the different areas of colour or where the different colours meet. The slits are desirable as they tend to highlight the geometric shapes and give the design an ‘HD’ effect. Material of the Kilims Most of the Kilims are made from 100% wool. In some cases, the warp may also contain cotton. Wool is one of the best choices for rugs. It is widely available, easy to handle and the vegetables dyes take to it perfectly. Why do Kilims cost less than other handmade rugs? A number of different factors contribute towards the cost of a handmade rug. The main reason of the low cost of the Kilim rugs is because of the amount of time, effort and skill that goes into their making. These rugs are of brilliant quality and are very beautifully crafted but only because they do not take as long as the other hand knotted rugs to be made, they cost less.
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