Time To Weave Rug Kpsi Size Table

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Time to weave rug kpsi size table. We generally allow 18 24 around the perimeter of the table so that when you pull your chair out your chair stays on the rug. To get a better perspective on the time taken to create a rug a persian rug measuring 9 by 12 and with a 500 kpsi ratio would take about 14 months to complete if worked on by 4 to 5 weavers working an approximate 6 hours a day 6 days a week. 8x10 at 400 kpsi 768 days and a 9x12 at 400 kpsi approximately 1036 days. Look at the back of the rugs to learn about the tightness of the weave and the uniformity of the knots.

The most important thing to consider is the size of your table. 4x6 area rug with 400 knots per square inch kpsi 230 days. Working off a rug map artisans tie individual knots to build up the rug s design one row at a time. The quality of a hand knotted rug is determined by the number of knots per square inch kpsi a higher kpsi requires greater skill on the part of the weaver and results in a higher quality rug.

Once the rug is the width you want it across the middle it s time to work yourself back down to 8 strips then 6 4 2 and finally none in a way that doesn t throw off your overall shape. For these plain weave rugs i normally weave with fabric strips about 1 5 to 2 inches in width. As shown in the picture go under over under over under tuck tuck again under two more blues horizontally snip off the excess. 6x9 at 400 kpsi 518 days.

So how long does it take to weave a quality wool area rug. While a kpsi of 800 is very unusual there are some extremely fine examples which are woven as high as and even above 2500 kpsi. I found the idea of measuring your table adding 24 inches or more on each side and marking the area directly on the floor with painter s tape to be the most helpful way of determine the correct rug size to use. Deciding the correct size of rug for your dining room can be tricky.

Ask lots of questions. I started with a 4 round table and added 2 to each side giving me a 8 round rug. The average rug has around 100 knots per. Oriental rugs are different than all other rugs in that the wool pile is hand tied to their foundation.

For a plain weave rug i set the warp at 6 ends per inch and often use 2 ends of carpet warp as one working end which means measuring enough warp for 12 ends per inch of rug width. Depending on the type of knots made the size of the wool strands and how tightly the knots are tied and pounded down this will determine the density and level of quality of a rug.