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There is a lot to be learned when it comes to Oriental rugs. Whether you are curious about the history of these particular floor coverings, or want to learn how they are referred to, what kind of look they have, or how they are made, we cover all of these topics and more. Using the panel on your left-hand side, navigate to the Oriental rug topic that interests you.

History & Origins
True Oriental rugs come from the Orient, as the name suggests. These rugs have been produced for centuries and carry a deep cultural importance. Oriental rugs are classified by whether their place of origin is an urban or country location.

Style & Design
These floor coverings are made with several borders, each with its own name and significance. Depending on where the rug comes from, it will be made with different colored dyes and weaving styles.

Terminology
Have you ever encountered words like wefts or warps? These foreign terms are actually used to describe various parts of an Oriental rug. Read on to become an expert.

Weaving
What sets Oriental rugs apart from other rugs is their handmade rug weaving. An authentic Oriental rug is not mass produced on machines, but rather crafted by a master rug weaver.

Material
Oriental rugs are not all made from the same material. Most often, you will find them made with wool, cotton and silk, with wool taking first place in terms of popularity. Each material has its own specifications.

Knots
In most cases, there are two common knot styles used in knotting Oriental rugs. Whereas most rugs need a certain thread-count to be considered high quality, these types of rugs also require you to take the amount of knots into consideration.

Hand Vs. Machine Made
If you are going to invest in an authentic Oriental rug, you need to know whether or not it was made by hand or by machine. Hand-made rugs take precedence because they allow for more precision than machines do. To determine if your rug is the real deal or a fake, keep reading.

Client Testimonials

We had H&S picked up two Persian rugs from our apt on the UPW, they cleaned them and repair the fringes and binding on one of them, I have to say I am very pleased with the result, the rugs came back in fine, great shape. Thank you Ben and his staff. I will be using you guys again

- MARTHA JACOBS

H&S truly did a remarkable restoration job, on our Wool and Silk rugs, which was infected with Moth damage, after cleaning it they have sent us detail photos of the damage and assessment of what needed to be done. When they brought it back we couldn’t find where the damages were, that’s how great their work is!! I highly recommend them!

–DANIEL STERN

We are very pleased that we have found H&S Oriental Rug Cleaning and Repair NYC. They showed up in time, they were very polite and gave us a detail explanation on our two Silk rugs, that had some very bad urine stains, they took the rugs, clean them, soaked them in a special bath that “breaks down the urine” as they explained. Afterword they restore the color very gracefully. In the end we got our rugs back in new condition, just like the first day we got them. Thank you H&S ☺

–VIVIAN THOMAS