facts and fibres

Some common terms you may encounter when shopping for your rug

acrylic

synthetic fibre, wool look and feel, anti-static and easy to vacuum, will shed some fibres, absorbent

Most of our acrylic rugs are hand tufted from China

polypropylene

an oil based synthetic fibre, does not shed or loose fibres. Non-absorbent to most spills, colourfast and hard wearing

Most of our Polypropylene rugs are machine made in Belgium, Turkey or China and are mainly traditional designs

bcf poly

basic polypropylene fibre, shinny appearance, plastic feel, hard to vacuum.

We do not stock BCF polypropylene at M & M's Rug Shop

heat set

heat treatment of polypropylene fibre to improve look and feel and ensure anti static properties

All Polypropylene rugs at M & M's are heat set

jute

natural fibre from bark of tree, fire retardant, absorbent, will shed fibres

Currently we do not carry a jute range

wool

sheeps hair, soft, tough, warm, fire retardant, will shed fibres - especially when new, absorbent but does have natural oils to resist some stains.

Wool will always cost more but should last longer and will always go through the cleaning process better than a synthetic rug

hand knotted

each tuft of wool individually knotted by hand onto base of rug

 

hand tufted

tufts of fibre are passed through base with tufting gun and glued in place

Most of our range of modern designs are hand tufted in acrylic or wool

machine made

rug is produced entirely on machine

Machine made rugs and runners tend to be traditional designs

 

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