Most buyers entering the store ask the same question: which rug is better. The answer to the question is not in brand brochures, but on the back of the rug. The quality of a rug is measured not by its color or the beauty of its pattern, but by its weave density, fiber quality, and dye type. These three can be measured, compared, and learned.
Once learned, the buyer begins to trust their own eyes, not what the seller says. The ten models below were selected from the Art Doku Halı collection based on these three criteria. The ranking is not a list of preferences; it is a selection based on material class and weave density. Next to each model, its quality notation, material, distinguishing feature, and suitable use are written.
Clear Answer
The ten models that stand out with their weave density, material class, and dyeing method are: Silk, Aurora, Hereke, Unique, Mamluk, Bilcik, Sultani-Khorjin-Veziri, Khall Mohammedi, Hamyap, and Bamboo. The list opens with silk and its blends, continues with naturally dyed wool series, and closes with modern bamboo weaves.
Selection Criteria: How to Read Quality Notation?
The weave density of a rug is expressed by writing two numbers side by side. Quality notation is the measure that shows the number of warp threads in 10 cm width and the number of knot rows in 10 cm length of the rug. The product of the two numbers in the expression "Quality 40x40" gives the total number of knots in 1 dm²: 40 x 40 = 1,600 knots/dm².
This calculation is the most practical and useful tool when buying a rug. When the seller says "tightly woven," there is no measure; when they say "40x40," there is a measure and it can be compared. Notation also measures labor: a 50x50 rug has nearly twice as many knots as a 35x35 rug, and the weaving time extends accordingly. All criteria to consider when buying a rug are gathered in a separate guide.
One point needs to be clarified from the outset. Weave density is only compared within the same material class. The fineness of silk fiber allows for a knot density that wool cannot achieve; therefore, it is wrong to compare a silk rug's 10,000 knots/dm² value with a wool rug's 2,500 value and say "one is four times better quality than the other." The correct comparison is between wool and wool, silk and silk.
Comparison Table of Ten Models
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