Cawdor Tartan

Cawdor TartanAxminster Carpet originated in the town of Axminster, England in the 1700s. Axminster provides tremendous flexibility by offering up to 16 colors in a carpet. One end of yarn is tied to a spool for each tuft in the design. This allows for very intricate design work. As the loom is operated, one bracket at a time is lowered and the yarn strands are inserted into the carpet face. They are caught between the warp threads and bound tightly by the weft.

Hand-knotted rugs are admired for their time-honored knotting techniques

Woven on unique looms that allows the ability to have single level cut pile carpets

This allows for very intricate design work

A face-to-face Wilton carpet is woven by using two layers of warp yarns (face pile warp and backing warp) and two sets of weft yarns (face pile weft and backing weft) to create a durable

Hand-loomed in India using 100% silk

Elevate your interior space with this exquisite tailored flatweave handmade carpet

Because of the way the yarn is held on Velvet looms the designs tend to be simple small scale and linear patterns

Three to five colors can be used in a single row depending on the specifics of the loom

Handloom weavers can create cut or loop pile carpets

One end of yarn is tied to a spool for each tuft in the design

which are stocked in our warehouse in Calhoun

Hand woven is a broad term that refers to traditional rug construction made by interlacing yarn on a loom