The same handmade rugs, why do you sell your handmade rugs so expensive? In fact, in the current market we often see some carpets that are called handmade carpets simply because there is handmade involvement, and this kind of carpet is in fact called handmade gunpoint carpet, so what is the difference between real handmade carpet and handmade gunpoint carpet in the end?

Craftsmanship Differences

Handmade gunpoint carpet refers to the workers holding a piercing gun, according to the drawings of the carpet yarn embedded in the base fabric to form the carpet, and often in order to strengthen the carpet pile, will be brushed on the back of a layer of glue, as the saying goes, no aldehydes can not be glued, and this is in fact the same essence of the carpet and the mechanism of the carpet.

And the real handmade carpet is a hand-knotted carpet (knotting method has eight knots, horseshoe knot, etc.) that is, according to the drawings, the craftsmen will be a little bit of silk thread chained in the hanging of the warp, so that the back of the formation of a knot, the carpet surface is formed velvet, and then cut off the excess velvet with a knife, and then use a rake to beat the weft line so that it is more tightly solid, and this is definitely a technical work, not just a simple repeat of an action, because if you don't have a good tie, then it is not easy. Action, because if you are not good or chopping bad, there will be a blanket surface uneven phenomenon, which affects its beauty and value.

Different materials

The materials used in handmade gun-punched carpets are very wide, although there are wool or individual silk, but most of them are chemical fibers, such as nylon, acrylic and so on.

Hand-knotted carpets are usually made of wool or silk. Because only the best materials, it is worth the craftsmen to spend a great deal of energy to weave something more meaningful.

Different use value

Handmade gunpoint carpet price is cheap, so most of this carpet and the mechanism of the same carpet often laid in clubs, hotels or office areas, etc., and because the back of the use of adhesive backing, and the adhesive backing will occur with time shedding phenomenon, so the use of the life is only three or five years.

The hand-knotted carpet is not only natural and environmentally friendly, the back does not need to be glued to reinforce the pile, with a very peace of mind, so this kind of carpet is more suitable for home or laid in high-end hotels, castles, and very strong and durable, and can even be used for hundreds of years, which is why only the hand-knotted carpet can become an antique carpet. The world-famous Bazerec carpet is also at least 2,500 years old.

Different Artistic Value

The handmade gunpoint carpet has to say its artistic value, that is to say in the gunpoint carpet to join the piece of cutting process, the so-called piece of cutting is to use scissors to trim the edge of the pattern of shallow grooves like the contour line, which makes the pattern on the carpet more three-dimensional sense, and its artistic ornamental value is also higher.

The handmade knotted carpet is not only a carpet, but also with its gorgeous pattern and exquisite weaving process is called the most luxurious crafts, it can be said that for thousands of years, it has been deeply loved by the domestic rich and powerful and collectors, and it has been seen repeatedly in the major auction houses.

Therefore, the "handmade" and "handmade" of handmade knotted carpet are two different concepts, and only the handmade knotted carpet can be called handmade carpet in the true sense of the word.