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A hand-tufted rug can be made with many
types of fibers including wool, silk, acrylic or a combination. To construct
a hand-tufted rug, a cotton canvas is stretched on a frame to
form the foundation of the rug.
The design is drawn on the canvas in
stencil or in outline form. Using a hooking tool, pile yarns are
pushed through the foundation, making a loop, which is then cut
giving the finished rug a plush or cut pile surface.
The back of the foundation is given a
latex coating to lock the pile yarns in place. A secondary
canvas backing is applied to the rug to give it more stiffness
and to cover the latex. |
