How to spot the difference between a Handknotted and Hand-tufted Carpet

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How to spot the difference between a Hand knotted
and Hand-tufted Carpet?
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Even though both hand-knotted and hand-tufted
rugs are made by hand, but there are some
differences which you need to know before buying
it for your home. Please find below-
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Manufacturing technique
Hand-knotted carpets contain piles which are made
using warp and weft. This is made in inner
process or by knotting. Hand-tufted carpets are
also called as cut-pile carpet. This is made
using a gun which is used to insert wool in cloth
according to the design of carpet.
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Material Difference
Hand-knotted carpets are woven in pure silk and
wool material with the combination of cotton but
hand-tufted carpets are woven in pure wool.
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Design
Hand-knotted carpets contain very intricate
design patterns but hand-tufted carpets contain
simple and bold design patterns.
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Weaving Process and price
Hand-tufted carpets take less time to weave as
compare to the hand-knotted carpet. So that
hand-knotted carpets are more expensive instead
of hand-tufted carpet.
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Durability
Due to inner weaving process, hand-knotted
carpets are highly durable as compare to the
hand-tufted carpets.
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