Silk is a class of its own. Hardly any natural material creates such enthusiasm and fascination as silk does. The softness, shine and unsurpassed elegance of silk makes every rug a stunning highlight. We are fascinated again and again how silk reflects the light differently and thus creates a beautiful play of colours on the pile. These silk carpets come with a fine to extraordinarily fine knot density.
Characteristics Silk rugs at Nain Trading Typical knot densities
Oriental rugs made of fine natural silk are certainly among the most valuable crafts of handiwork. These include finest cashmere silk rugs, highest grade Qom silk rugs and high quality Chinese silk rugs. Silk is also steeped in history. It was so precious centuries ago that it was transported halfway around the world to be carried by the monarchs of medieval Europe. The ancient Silk Road still bears its name today. Silk is produced by caterpillars and is then obtained by hand. It is extremely robust and at the same time incomparably fine. Despite of its worth, a silk carpet can also be used in highly frequented rooms like in the entry way, your living room or the dining room. It can easily be placed under heavy furniture, if moved every couple of months. Although one tends to be very careful with a luxury rug, these silk carpets are more robust than many - if not even than most machine made rugs.
The silk cocoons of caterpillars are our basic material for handmade silk carpets, which we offer in our online shop for Persian rugs. Our collection of fine silk rugs entails various sizes for all of your specific needs at home. Whether large area rug, runner or small round rug, our assortment leaves no wishes unfilled. Since these items are products of luxury, we pay utmost attention to the hight level of quality. Even an affordable cashmere silk rug from India is crafted to the highest quality and is going to last over many decades, if treated correctly. These luxurious rugs can also be brought into modern furnishing styles in an excellent way. For example for the style with furniture in velours and silk. Since we know how important quality and trust are, we give you a 5 years guarantee on your silk rug.
Silk carpets are highly valuable not only because of consisting of pure silk but also because of being made in very fine densities. Only few master knotters are able to produce such rugs. Additionally, a rug with more 500,000 knots per square meter usually requires many months of handiwork. Kashmir silk rugs belong the most inexpensive silk rugs. They consist of high-quality silk and are crafted in an elevated fineness only few oriental rugs reach. The knot density does not represent the quality of a rug, but often it is an indicator for high quality. It is highly unlikely that a very fine rug is made of inferior material and in a careless manner.
| Knots per Square Meter (Silk carpets highlighted in bold) |
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|---|---|
| Very Coarse | 40,000 - 80,000 |
| Coarse | 80,000 - 120,000 |
| Average | 120,000 - 240,000 |
| Somewhat Finer | 240,000 - 360,000 |
| Fine | 360,000 - 500,000 |
| Very Fine | 500,000 - 1,000,000 |
| Extraordinarily Fine | 1,100,000 or higher |
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