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Rugs made from Hemp - Paulas Home & Living

Rugs made from Hemp

Hemp is often considered an environmental “super fibre”. The fabric is made from the fibres in the herbaceous plant of the species cannabis sativa. Hemp is an extremely fast-growing crop,...

Rugs made from Hemp

Hemp is often considered an environmental “super fibre”. The fabric is made from the fibres in the herbaceous plant of the species cannabis sativa. Hemp is an extremely fast-growing crop,...

Jute - Paulas Home & Living

Jute

Jute is a soft, flexible and hard-wearing fibre derived from the outer stem and skin of the jute plant. The fibres are long, lustrous and resilient with a natural colour...

Jute

Jute is a soft, flexible and hard-wearing fibre derived from the outer stem and skin of the jute plant. The fibres are long, lustrous and resilient with a natural colour...

Machine-Made

Machine-Made

Machine-made floor rugs are generally a more affordable option, made on large power looms, often using computerised processes. The fibres used are usually polypropylene, polyester, microfibre or acrylic which usually...

Machine-Made

Machine-made floor rugs are generally a more affordable option, made on large power looms, often using computerised processes. The fibres used are usually polypropylene, polyester, microfibre or acrylic which usually...

Handbraided - Paulas Home & Living

Handbraided

Braided rugs are handmade by plaiting yarns into a cord, and then stitching this cord together to form the shape of the rug. The braiding technique is particularly effective in...

Handbraided

Braided rugs are handmade by plaiting yarns into a cord, and then stitching this cord together to form the shape of the rug. The braiding technique is particularly effective in...

Handknotted - Paulas Home & Living

Handknotted

The manufacturing process of hand-knotted rugs is very time consuming and taxing, requiring the weaver to insert knots to the vertical threads of the rug and tie each knot by...

Handknotted

The manufacturing process of hand-knotted rugs is very time consuming and taxing, requiring the weaver to insert knots to the vertical threads of the rug and tie each knot by...

Handtufted - Paulas Home & Living

Handtufted

Tufting is not a fully handmade process, instead, a handheld mechanised tool called a tufting gun is used. This inserts pieces of yarn through a heavy cotton backing fabric, ‘shooting’...

Handtufted

Tufting is not a fully handmade process, instead, a handheld mechanised tool called a tufting gun is used. This inserts pieces of yarn through a heavy cotton backing fabric, ‘shooting’...