India and rug making in 12th century: India witnessed the start of weaving pile rugs somewhere before the 12th-century AD and soon it spread to the Eastern part of the globe. It was named as Pazyryk rug which had pile fabrics made of materials which consisted of ordinary weave’s backing with extra threads that were knotted to form a raised surface.ģ. The first fabric made with pile: In around 400 BC came the earliest known fabric which was made with pile. Thereafter, came improvements in weaving and designs leading to the evolution of rug era.Ģ. However, it was Egypt which is being credited for starting the rug era in around 3000 B.C. Rug-era started from Egypt: Although the exact account of rug making is not found anywhere in ancient documents, but the textile fragments dating back to several thousand years have been discovered across Asian continent which confirm that the first fabric floor coverings originated in Asia. Here we share interesting evolution stories of rug making in different parts of the globe.ġ. Soon after people learned the art to weave, they started making floor mats from grasses and other plant materials.
In fact, all hand-woven rugs initially were made of wool, but, later silk thread use became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries which were then used as prayer rugs. However, wool since years has been the classic choice for rug making because it offers resiliency with durability and cleanability, along with economy.
