Machine-made rug

A machine-made rug is woven on a power loom, which forms the pile and foundation mechanically. Dealers look for a very regular weave on the back, machine-finished edges and a fringe attached afterwards, where the fringe of a hand-knotted rug is usually the ends of its warps. No single sign is proof, because machines can copy hand-knotted designs, so the signs are read together.

Also machine-woven · power-loomed · power-loom rug · machine rug

See also Pile rug (hand-knotted), Hand-tufted rug, Fringe, Warp

Last reviewed November 2026