Knotted Pile Weave Carpets

      These carpets are also referred to as pile weave rugs or pile weave carpets. They are manufactured with knots on them. For making such a carpet, each pile is knotted manually to the wrap threads according to the predetermined design. Knot is created in every row after which one or more strands of weft are passed through a complete set of warp strands. In the mid of every row with knots, one or more wefts are placed to secure the knots. This is done with the help of such simple tools as knife, hook, pair of scissors and a heavy comb, made of wood and metal. These equipment are used to beat the knots and weft in a row.

        After knotting whole of the carpet, the pile is shorn to the desired length. The carpet is finally washed or treated with chemicals according to the required finish. A pile weave rug has around 25 to over 1,000 knots per square inch. More number of knots per square inch means better quality of carpet. The knots also differ from region to region. Some of the prevalent knots are Persian Knots, Turkish Knots, Spanish Knots, double Knots, Tibetan Knots and others.