Bokhara Bakshi Saloor Runner Rug persian rug A typical Persian or Oriental

A typical Persian or Oriental rug made from wool might have between 100 and 300 KPSI – a typical 80% silk rug contains between 200 to 500 KPSI

This is due to the direction that its wool pile (nap) is facing

Modern square motifs punctuate a soft ivory field in this handspun Ghazni wool rug from Pakistan

This type of carpet is among the most desired and most popular rugs in the western world particularly in North America

this carpet is hand-knotted in Pakistan from pure wool

Bokhara Bakshi Saloor Runner Rug persian rug A typical Persian or OrientalFinishing: The finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the