Authentic Turkish hand knotted rugs are made in the Anatolia region of Turkey.
These rugs are typically made from wool or silk and have a very high knot count.
Turkish rugs have two types of knots per square centimeter called double knot and single knot.
Because their special hand made techniques and their rarity, these knotted Turkish rugs are valuable and their antiqueness raise their value raises through the time.

Turkish rugs can be bought in stores that sell carpets; Turkish rugs can also be ordered online through numerous websites offering rugs.
Best hand knotted rugs can be found in the Turkish rug stores based in Turkey because of their knowledge on the rugs and carpets market.
In Loftry, we deal with the Turkish workshops and merchants to find the best quality hand knotted rugs for you.

There is a huge difference between machine made rugs and hand knotted antique rugs that can be understand by looking at them.
The machine-made rugs look don’t have the knots like the machine made ones do, the handmade ones also have fringes at the back of them and at the both ends.
Also, machine made rugs looks symmetrical while hand knotted rugs have some dynamic patterns due to the handmade process of making.

Here are some tips to cleaning and vacuuming your hand knotted rugs.

1. Fringe is found on many hand-knotted rugs. You should never vacuum the fringes. They can get caught inside your vacuum and can start to tear apart.
2. Outside, shuffle and shake the carpeting before bringing it inside your house. Vacuum very gently for about half an hour. Vacuum underneath the rug as well. Vacuum each side of the rug before flipping it over.
3. Vacuum regularly.