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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
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hand knotted |
each tuft of wool individually knotted by hand onto base of rug
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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 |
904 - 908 North Rd, Bentleigh East, 3165. Melbourne, Australia. 03 9570 3869.
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