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sbayz92 OP t1_iud6knb wrote

Reply to comment by fcfrequired in Did I get a fair price for my Turkish Rug? by sbayz92

The back of the rug is the same design. It’s beautiful on both sides. The certificate says hand woven and the shop owner said this is well.

Does hand woven also mean a machine can be involved?

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Shenanigamii t1_iud9mco wrote

That's a nice one, and I would have no problem placing that one down for daily use. Depending on the size and density of the knots will tell you it's price...not it's worth.

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Mimehunter t1_iue8yzv wrote

You want to look at the tassels too - are they woven in, or patched on?

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sbayz92 OP t1_iue97u0 wrote

They are woven in. He specifically went over this how nice the carpets tassels were and the extra time it takes to do that type of method.

Wasn’t entirely sure what he meant but said it’s higher quality lol

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Mimehunter t1_iuebc7d wrote

I'm struggling to find a good picture of it online - but basically the fringe is either woven into the rug, or it's a separate piece that's been sewed to the back.

Higher quality machine woven will look better than poorer quality machine woven (which basically look like an iron on patch) - but in either case I've never seen a machine woven that could duplicate a hand woven fringe, so it's generally the easiest way to spot the difference between hand and machine.

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sbayz92 OP t1_iuebuln wrote

It’s definitely not woven on the back. The back side is identical to the front. 👍

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