| A: | Oriental rugs can be defined as a hand-woven rug of natural fiber, made in geographical areas that include the Near East, Middle East, Far East and the Balkans. True Oriental rugs also share a common characteristic - the manner in which they are made.
Oriental rugs are either flat-woven or hand-knotted. In flat-woven, pileless rugs, horizontal and vertical yarns form both the rug itself and the design. In hand-knotted rugs, strands of yarn are tied into the flat-woven fabric, creating a pile and pattern. From this foundation has developed the variety of weaving styles, designs and geographic similarities that can make Oriental rug identification difficult.
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