Best Area Rugs

 

Some of the differences between wool and synthetic rugs are that synthetic fibers are used exclusively in machine made rugs. One of the best advantages of synthetic rugs is the fiber being non-porous, which means that it is essentially stain proof and resists soiling and staining. Synthetic fiber rugs are also more reasonably priced than a wool rug. Wool fiber is available in both machine and hand made rugs. Wool is the traditional fiber used in fine hand made Oriental rugs. Wool not only wears longer, it also keeps its appearance and remains new looking longer. Wool is extremely durable because each wool fiber is made up of millions of "coiled springs" that stretch and give rather than break. Wool rugs absorb dyes differently than synthetic rugs giving them a more authentic look.

Wool is one of the oldest textile fibers known, and has survived the test of time because of its unique natural properties. The basic characteristics wool possessed in the Stone Age era are still the fundamental qualities that make wool unique in this century. Today there are many other textile fibers, but as yet science has not been able to produce another fiber containing all the natural properties of wool.