What is a hand tufted rug?

Hand tufted rugs can be some of the thickest plushest and heaviest types of area rugs.

They begin with a drawing on canvas of the design that shows what and where the colors are going to be tufted.

The correct colored yarn is then inserted through the canvas with a tufting gun that has a needle with the yarn running through the eye of the needle.

The tufting gun is guided by a person that is skilled in this process.

The rug is then put through a shearing machine that smoothes and evens out the pile.

A secondary canvas backing that locks the yarn in place is attached to the primary canvas back.

The edges of the rug are hand finished with over cast stitching.

A good quality tufted wool and silk rug like the Nourison 2000 Collection and Nourison 3000 Collection can be as beautiful as hand knotted wool and silk rugs that sell for five times the price.

Karastan Studio Artworks Collection

The new Studio Artworks Collection features a masterful combination of color, texture, and pattern.

Collette Yellow and Collette Red are all over floral designs that are alive with bright vivid hues. Bistro is a patchwork design that has both traditional, country home and contemporary elements that work together in a delightfully creative way. Mimosa is a fanciful combination of large flowers and vines with various textures blended together in a contemporary array. Couture is a combination of damask patterns, large flowers, and leafy sprays. A blending of wool and viscose yarns enhance the tactile and visual quality of these unmistakable Karastan area rugs. No one does it like Karastan. 

Wrinkled area rugs and what to do about them

For rugs that wrinkle on top of wall to wall carpeting:

This usually happens when a rug is put on top of wall to wall carpeting. The wall to wall carpeting under the rug is too soft and the pressure from walking on it causes the rug to wrinkle up.There are special area rug pads (Super Move Not and Tiger Grip) that are made to go on the wall to wall carpeting. These pads may not be a permanent solution. You may periodically have to straighten the rug.

For new rugs that are wrinkled:

There is a possibility that there be could some wrinkled areas of your new rug.
Please note, this not a defect.
The rug has been bounced around in the shipping and handling.
Here are some of the best ways to smooth out a wrinkled rug.
You can spray a mist of some water on the top and back of the rug in the wrinkled areas. The moisture will relax the pile and the wrinkles will come out overnight.
You can reverse roll the rug in the opposite direction and leave it overnight.
You can use a hair drier on a low setting to soften the area.
Please be patient, eventually the wrinkles will come out in time with normal use.

Nourison 2000

One of today’s most significant trends in home fashion is the movement to open up interior space, to define the living environment in broader perspectives. With spaces opening up within the home, area rugs offer the perfect way to enhance the visual cohesion of a seating group, a dining suite, or whatever lifestyle need a given area is meant to serve. While interior design has become less defined by the four walls of a room, the fashion range of the area rug has been expanded beyond the four corners of a standard “room size” rectangle. With a magnificent assortment of rounds, ovals, hexagons, squares, and runners, the Nourison 2000 collection offers the perfect fashion choices for the innovative perspectives of today’s style of decorating.

Finding That Special Area Rug

1001 Area Rugs has been serving the public since 1972. We can provide you with all of your area rug needs. We have over 35 years of experience in helping our customers find the perfect area rug. Our extensive collections display the many shapes, colors, textures, and materials available. We can fit your requirements and budget. Here you will find a selection from affordable synthetic area rugs to premier quality wool and silk rugs. We can help you have save money. Just let us know the size, color, and design of the rug you are looking for, and we will do our best to find it for you. Please give us a call at 800-275-7020 if you are not sure where to start.

Round Rugs

1001arearugs.com has one of the best selections of round rugs.A perfect place for a large round rug is under a round dining table and chairs. Many round rugs are found in an elegant foyer or entry hall. Round rugs are a great accent when you have a space that is irregularly shaped.    We have good pictures of a large variety of round rugs that come in both traditional and contemporary designs.  To search for any type of rug go to the ADVANCED SEARCH feature at the top of the home page and fill out the blanks. It is easy to find what you are looking for. Call 1-800-275-7020 if you need help with your selection.

Wool Rugs

Wool is considered to be the standard of the rug industry. Wool is the most resilient fiber. Wool is a fiber that is lot like the hair on your head. You can test for wool by burning. It will smell like hair burning if it is wool. Certain types of sheep are raised for their wool. Worsted wool is carded (combed) to obtain the longest fibers. The longest fibers are bundled together and then spun and twisted and then plied with one or more spun and twisted bundles. There are single plied, double plied, triple plied, twisted wool bundles that make different qualities of yarn that are woven into a rug. The length of the fiber and the quality of the wool can make a big difference in the wear ability of a rug. Most wool rugs will shed and fuzz especially when new. The higher quality of wool that has the longest fibers will shed far less than poor quality wool. Thus all wool rugs are not all the same.

Area Rugs

1001 Area Rugs We have over 16000 different rugs displayed for you to order.
Most of the rugs are shipped from brand name importers and manufacturers. We give you a competitive price by shopping the major on line companies and matching the lowest price available.
On any rug priced over $250 we send you a good quality Rug Safe rug pad from Leggett and Platt.Some of the major importers and manufacturers we offer are:

828 International Trading Co. Anji Mountain Bamboo Rugs	HellenicHome Dynamix	Moren Nourison
Balta	Indo Persian	Oriental Weavers
Capel, Inc.	Kalaty	Radici USA
CCC International	Kaleen	Rhody Rug
Central Oriental	Karastan	Rugs America
Chandra	KAS Oriental Rugs	Safavieh
Clearance Rugs	Loloi	Shaw Rugs
Colonial Mills	L.R. Resources	Sphinx
Concord Global Trading, Inc.	Majestic Rug Co.	Surya Rugs
Couristan	Marcella	The Rug Market
Dalyn Rug Company	Milliken	Thorndike Mills
Delos, Inc.	Mills River	Trade Am
Dynamic Rugs	Mohawk Rugs	Trans-Ocean
Foriegn Accents Global Accents	Momeni Inc. Monti	United Weavers of America Wow Imports

Oriental Rugs

More and more people are becoming interested in Oriental carpets, also called Oriental rugs. The Oriental rug has ancient traditions and rugs were around in prehistoric times. The oldest rugs were flat woven and had no pile. They were smooth like Kilim or Soumak rugs.  We know this from archaeological excavations of the Egyptian Pharaohs’ burial chambers. A knotted rug was found that was approximately 2.500 years old during excavations in the Altai mountains near the border of Mongolia. It is 6’4” x 6’3” almost square and is known as the Pazryk rug. It is made with Turkish Knots. The pattern consists of a central field broken up into small squares that is surrounded by four borders. The first border has continuous moose with antlers, the second border with an hourglass design, followed by a border with horsemen and the outside border with stylized animals. Most of rug was in good condition when it was discovered.  There is a picture carved in stone from Persepolis that is over 2000 years old showing an ambassador presenting a rug as a gift to the Persian King. Ancient writings refer to rugs found in palaces and temples in most oriental countries. Now you don’t have to be royalty to own an oriental rug.Today there are hand knotted, hand crafted, and machine made reproductions available to everyone. You can have a similar design and style delivered to your door. Rugs are considered as an important part of furnishings in the home. 1001arearugs.com  has in stock a wonderful selection of oriental design rugs. Please check us out. Our service and prices cannot be beat.

Customer Service

I have purchased 2 great rugs from 1001arearugs.com in the past year. Most recently a Sphinx Oriental Weavers which is phenomenal. It took me 2 tries to get the Sphinx right, but your return service was remarkable. I am completely satisfied with your customer service, competitive prices, speedy delivery and great products. I will highly recommend you to anyone looking for a rug. I was initially very nervous about purchasing an item like this via the net. But you have put my fears at ease. I will be a lifetime customer. Thanks for everything. And I’m not kidding — every time I look at my Sphinx - it’s like WOW!

Thanks again,

Sue  from Altona, PA