subject: Chinese design persian silk rug quality & history [print this page] China has a history of weaving rugs and earned a good reputation. The assimilation of the essence of the Persian rug industry, the skilled Chinese artisans refined rug weaving to the point of perfection. Handmade silk rugs made by Chinese craftsman have soft texture and bright colors. Persian carpets are famous for a variety of designs with ethnic characteristics. Chinese carpets also provide their national styles. The Traditional Chinese Designs (images from a dragon, peony flowers) and happier symbols (symbols of longevity) are still woven into the rug. Traditional Chinese silk carpets are always cut on the grounds of the carpets are very vivid and seems sculptures. Rugs in Persian design is very popular in China. Chinese artisans have improved Persian rugs with much higher density of knots than that made in Iran and Turkey. Persian design rugs in China are mostly used pure silk to weave. Chinese artisans even knotted silk rugs with 1,000,000 knots per square feet.
People recognized the value of Chinese silk carpets from the 1980s.The silk tapestries are waving in high quality and enjoyed for collectors. Our silk carpets are directly from artisans in the villages, so they are not expensive as silk carpets in the shops. Especially our silk carpets are much cheaper than sold in North America and Europe. Several dealers from Iran and Turkey to get even our imported silk carpets for great pfofits. However, that consumers do not know that they were manufactured in China.
The handmade carpet industry in China has some difficulties because of the labor force in the short to raise. Fewer still weave silk carpets and silk rugs, because they are too difficult to make. At the same time the weavers earn more money if they do another job. It is not scaremongering, high quality Chinese silk carpets are disappearing in the near future. Of course, the quality of Chinese silk carpets will be more and more valueable.
