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What Is a Kars Rug? The Turkish Village Weave, Explained
Learn what a Kars rug is: hand-knotted wool from northeast Turkey with Caucasian medallions in ivory, camel and taupe, and how to choose one.
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What is a Hamadan rug? The Persian village carpet, explained
Learn what a Hamadan rug is, how to spot one, and how to choose between antique and vintage Hamadans, runners and small sizes.
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What is a Sivas rug? Turkish Sivas carpets, explained
Learn what a Sivas rug is: a finely knotted Turkish carpet with Persian city designs, plus how to choose the right size, color and room.
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What Is a Malayer Rug? A Buyer's Guide
Shop handmade Malayer rugs at Rug Styling. Village-woven Persian carpets with small all-over patterns, strong in runners and small sizes.
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Overdyed rugs explained: one color, a lifetime of pattern
Shop overdyed rugs at Rug Styling. See how one dye bath over an old hand-knotted carpet leaves the pattern showing, and which color and size to pick.
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Tulu Rugs: What Is a Tulu Rug and How to Choose One
Shop vintage Tulu rugs at Rug Styling: what the Turkish shag is, how it differs from Moroccan, and how to size one for a room.
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What Is a Moroccan Rug? A Buyer's Guide
Learn what makes a rug Moroccan: the Beni Ourain look, tribal and geometric drawing, and the sizes village looms wove. Shop the collection.
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What Is an Oriental Rug? Persian, Turkish, Caucasian
Learn what makes a rug oriental, how Persian, Turkish, and Caucasian weaves differ, and how to choose the right origin family for your room.
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What Is a Heriz Rug? A Buyer's Guide
Learn what makes a Heriz a Heriz: the angular medallion, the tough wool, the sizes it was woven for, and how a Serapi differs. Shop the collection.
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Is Your Rug Actually Handmade? Here's How to Tell in 60 Seconds
You paid good money for a rug that was described as handmade. But is it really? The rug industry is full of misleading labels, and machine-made rugs are often passed off as handcrafted ones — espec...
